So I’m in an interesting situation. Wanted to see if anyone else has been there?

I have a class date at Spirit in July. After I accepted the class date, Delta offered me an interview in late June. Out of the blue SWA also invited me to the Virtual Interview also in late June. The conundrum I’m in is that my Delta interview is inside of the 14 day notice I’m required to give at my current airline before my Spirit class date and if I get the SWA in person interview it could potentially be in the middle of my Spirit Training.

What's the problem? Do the Delta interview. If you get a CJO, take it. Yeah, you will have given notice to your current employer, and it may be 2-3 months before you can actually get a class date, but Spirit training pay those first few months is negligible anyway. As for SWA, ask to be rescheduled for a later virtual interview. Interviewing conflicts happen all the time.

1. Start the job with Spirit. It’s the only known you have right now.
2. Interview with Delta. You don’t have a decision to make until they offer you a class date.
3. Schedule the SWA virtual interview for time off during Spirit training. It’s virtual, so it’s not like you have to travel for it. Tell them you’re in training at Spirit, but you’re willing to go from a good airline to a great airline. See if they offer you an in person interview, cross that bridge when you come to it.

If you’re offered the job with Delta, it’s kind of a no brainer.
If you’re offered the job with SWA you have a much tougher decision unless you live in one of their junior domiciles. With only a single fleet type and nearly 10,000 pilots the airline would have to double in size for you to upgrade. The pilot group is very young, and retirements are a trickle compared with Delta. If retirement age goes to 68, you’re looking at well north of a decade even at the most junior domicile.

Bottom line. Go to Spirit. No decision to make on the others until you have a class date in hand.

Stay at your regional and become a lifer. In normal times, questions like these would disqualify you. I know you’ve been told differently, but there are stupid questions. Exhibit A.

This. Spirit values you so much, you will get $1700/mo while in training. Easy decision if you get the Delta job while in training at Spirit.

Really great responses. I think this is the road I'm going to have to take. I have my virtual scheduled for for the end of June (for SWA) before my class at Spirit and right before the Delta interview. I'll have to tell them that I have a class at Spirit in July, and see if the can get an in person set up before class or even during a break that I have. I guess I felt like I didn't want to be that guy that walks out of class at Spirit.

Delta is definitely my number 1. I thought SWA would be my number 2, then Spirit. I'm starting to think I need reevaluate that.

Agreed with most of the above. LOL on the lifer comment.

You can’t accept a job you don’t interview for in this case. It’s up to you to lose the opportunity at the others.

Agreed on the regional lifer thing...considering I've never flown for a regional...

Someone is jealous

1) Don’t listen to this guy
2) Congrats! Very big accomplishments
3) Go to Delta if you get that CJO

Thats the plan! Prepping like crazy for it…aka just getting better at talking about myself. Also having Spirit and SWA as backups is a nice cherry one top.