Never thought I'd see the day where people would recommend Spirit over JetBlue.... but it's the sad truth!

The question is will he make enough money to make his/her decision worth it. Going off the scenario that JetBlue will sign a TA in 2020....

Spirit 1st year (new TA) $56/hour
Jetblue 1st year $53.50/hour.

Year 2....$106.50/hour-Spa
$95/hour-JB

Year 3. $115/hour-Spa
$111/hour-JB

If you're current job/financial situation allows you to wait until later this year to take the JetBlue job, then I would wait. Unless you live in a Spirit base. Or apply to the Big 3. Good luck in your decision.

Not sure where OP lives, but if you live in or near a Spirit base it would make the decision a lot easier, especially if JB is going to jerk you around for another 6 months in the "pool", which is absolutely ridiculous.

What! So turn down Spirit and then hope the economy doesn't crash, we don't defer more aircraft deliveries, oil doesn't run to $200 or a terrorist doesn't blow a dirty bomb in Manhattan before JB calls him 6 months later?

That is just crazy bad advice.

Take Spirit, reevaluate two weeks before your JB class date.

I know I'm meany meany and don't respect others opinions but how could there be a different answer than this? Seriously?

I still cannot figure out why we keep people in our pool 10x longer than other airlines. It seems it can only be to see who actually stuck around that long to see who is "happy to be here"!

Of course he might get dumped into the 190 and those rates would be lower of course.

Take the Spirit Job, get the Bus type, make more guaranteed money.

You obviously just skimmed through what I wrote and focused on the Jetblue part, so maybe read it again. If this person's current job situation is adequate then yes I would wait. If World War III or some terrorist attack happens in the next 6 months, he's probably better off at his current job then at the bottom of the Spirit or anyone's seniority list anyway.

No matter what if he/she was choosing between the two I'd take the first job and evaluate once he finally got the call for class at jetblue. Never know if the second offer will come to fruition or not. If you would be happy at spirit compared to current job if the 'fit hit the shan' if definitely take the spirit job.

You're right the second offer might never materialize. I just think switching companies after 6 months would be asking a lot of someone. To endure the abysmal training pay at both Spirit and Jetblue for a total of 12+ weeks would be hard for most people. Probably better off going to a flowthrough regional with a signing bonus then hopping from Spirit to Jetblue after 6 months.

Good point. But those flowthroughs might never come either. He/she might go to spirit and like it and never look back.