Bottom of Delta or bottom of SWA
10-28-2013, 09:53 PM
#101
Da Hudge
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Originally Posted by Smokey23
If history is any guide, that's affirmative with a capital A! 
And this time we get a plane that I really like to fly.
10-29-2013, 07:24 AM
#103
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2012
Posts: 737
Something to keep in mind (and probably mentioned already) is the type of flying you want to do in the future.
After almost a decade in the MD-80, I was twitchy and numb with the boredom of domestic narrowbody flying. Leg after leg into crappy weather in the Northeast especially. I switched to widebody longhaul, then 737 Caribbean for a few years, then back to Europe and Asia.
Dozing for $$ is hard to beat.
Point is, some airlines give one more choices than others.
After almost a decade in the MD-80, I was twitchy and numb with the boredom of domestic narrowbody flying. Leg after leg into crappy weather in the Northeast especially. I switched to widebody longhaul, then 737 Caribbean for a few years, then back to Europe and Asia.
Dozing for $$ is hard to beat.
Point is, some airlines give one more choices than others.
10-29-2013, 08:16 AM
#104
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Originally Posted by lolwut
I'd rather be bottom of Delta than TOP of SWA.
10-29-2013, 06:55 PM
#106
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Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver
That's a very interesting perspective. Top of SWA can make well north of $300K, better than our 777 Captains. And you'd prefer the bottom of Delta over that? That's obviously not a financial based decision. Is flying widebody international THAT important to you?
nevermind, I already know the answer to that. I know this is hard for you to believe, but money isn't everything to everybody.
10-29-2013, 07:04 PM
#107
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Originally Posted by Smokey23
Cheapest way to gain a bunch of access to NYC. JBLU's market cap is only $2.1B
10-29-2013, 07:18 PM
#108
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Originally Posted by tsquare
Is money THAT important to you?
nevermind, I already know the answer to that. I know this is hard for you to believe, but money isn't everything to everybody.
nevermind, I already know the answer to that. I know this is hard for you to believe, but money isn't everything to everybody.
My response to the poster who posted that had nothing to do with money being "everything." I was simply pointing out a pretty significant financial reality that would be a consideration for most people who are responsible in their role in providing for their family.
I know that SWA really gets under your skin but you need to be able to look at things rationally, not emotionally.
10-30-2013, 08:43 AM
#109
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Originally Posted by lolwut
I'd rather be bottom of Delta than TOP of SWA.
There are going to be a lot of guys, however, who don't share your sentiments, who will be flowing from the SWA FO list to Delta and other Legacies in the next few years.
With the prospect of a 20-year upgrade into the left seat of an aging 737, it ain't your Grandpa's SWA.
10-30-2013, 09:38 AM
#110
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Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver
Are you seriously suggesting that it, if given the choice, it would be a smart decision for someone to pick being the bottom guy on Delta's seniority list versus being the top guy on SWA's seniority list (not that anyone would have that particular choice)?
My response to the poster who posted that had nothing to do with money being "everything." I was simply pointing out a pretty significant financial reality that would be a consideration for most people who are responsible in their role in providing for their family.
I know that SWA really gets under your skin but you need to be able to look at things rationally, not emotionally.
My response to the poster who posted that had nothing to do with money being "everything." I was simply pointing out a pretty significant financial reality that would be a consideration for most people who are responsible in their role in providing for their family.
I know that SWA really gets under your skin but you need to be able to look at things rationally, not emotionally.
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