Hmm, higher pay, better benefits, live in SJU or NYC?

Not really a decision. Take that class date at F9. Hopefully it happens sooner than later for ya. Good luck!

If you’re ready to move than I would say make the jump. The reasons others have listed and you will leave NYC high cost of living for almost anywhere that has lower cost of living with a, probably, higher pay rate. You didn’t mention how far from a flow date you are and your seat.

Might as well make the jump... F9 might not be the best, but it is leaps and bounds above any regional.

I personally really like it.

Even if you get SJU, it is only temporary.

As a former Brickyardigan myself, I’ll echo the sentiment here. If you and your family are seeking a change from the Status Quo, F9 is not a bad option. We have our issues here (like every airline, although some need immediate attention), but overall I’ve been happy with the move. The flying can sometimes be regional-like, but you certainly won’t have a 4hr sit in LGA, or run the DCA-JFK shuttle 5 times a day.

The pay is better, 15%NEC is a no brainer, and there is a fair amount of schedule flexibility (not unlike YX, pretty much a wash in that area). If you are willing to live in an F9 base, and remain flexible through whatever transition the Emerald Palace is trying to do, your QOL will improve, as well as your W2 and resume (if moving on is your ultimate goal).

Bottom line, if your number is called to start class, do it and don’t look back.

I think it's hilarious that he even needed to ask 😂. Sign of the times these days I guess.

Don't do it, apply to the mainline carriers where they have a contract in place. This place is toxic and is only going to get worse.

Cool so if he stays at XY and in 6 months Legacies completely stop hiring, someone furloughs or 4000 spirit pilots hit the market he's better stuck there than Frontier? Not in a million years.

And that toxicity is perpetrated by this attitude. I’ve always wondered, if it’s so bad then why are people with this point of view still here?

While this all deserves a thread of its own, and I suspect it will be a topic of the SPC ( strike preparedness committee ) soon enough. It may seem like a good thing to do for an individual to try and improve their own situation. In this case, he seems to be in a seat that is getting him the experience needed to move on, and gaining some seniority along the way. If it were simply my preference, I'd rather be flying with him then with some wonderboy flight instructor who doesn't have any experience. Beyond that,
I believe the mainline carriers will hire him for that experience just the same, as we would. Furthermore,to sit in the pool for a period of time waiting for Frontier to start hiring or take your talents and skills, and move on to somewhere that is currently hiring seems foolish.
I would also guess that you have not fully measured the detrimental effect it has on our contract, talks to have pilots so willing and able to come here. It is a momentary gain for them, but a long-term loss for all those that are here. At some point we all have to make a sacrifice to further this career as a whole.

So, you have your apps in at the big 3 then? Are you going to make the sacrifice of leaving F9 for the betterment of the whole career?