Originally Posted by PK387

Sure, but why couldn't we just call the value of a reserve day (4:17:39) LPV instead of MPG? Make it all the same bucket and then you'd be free to mix and match at will. I personally would love to see composite reserve/line hybrids here at UAL, I just don't think the masses will ever care enough to get it into a contract. Too many people are content to just fly their lines. Nothing wrong with that, but I think there's QoL to be gained by increasing options available to everyone.

Originally Posted by Shrek

Good luck with that 😂

Originally Posted by Ptwob401

I'm in a pickle. United's hiring timeline lagged Southwest by a few months in my case, and I ended up starting Southwest training about a week after interviewing with United. I got the call on my first day of onboarding with SWA. I don't anticipate a class start for a few months, so I'll likely be in or through IOE with Southwest by then.

Life situation and personal priorities:
I live in Denver and will for the forseeable future. I'm only about 35-40 min from the airport and I plan on living there for a long time. More than anything else (wide body, money, etc), I value time off and flexibility. Flexibility seems to be SWA's scheduling bread and butter, but I'm wondering how drastically different it is from the other Majors, and whether that's worth flying one airplane for life.

Looking for some guidance from folks who may have experience at SWA but switched (or know anyone who has). Or folks that are UAL Denver based and have some insight on life in that domicile regarding schedules. I'll also post this in the SWA chat to get the other side of the story.

My biggest concern is switching and regretting it. The new SWA contract is pretty solid and I dig the vibes at the training center at least. Could be falling for the propaganda but I haven't met anyone that hates their life, ha.

Originally Posted by 11atsomto

What did you decide to do?