JetBlue class dates

[Smarta$$]

All from guys who accepted the job at JetBlue and won't quit...

 

[Smarta$$]

Maybe the retirement was better back then.. or the pay rates were better back then...

 

[oldxfr8dog]

All from guys who accepted the job at JetBlue and won't quit...

Yeah, I was naive enough to believe all their lies 10 years ago.
To make it even worse, I quit the left seat at a major to go to B6!
I'd quit in a minute for a stable corporate job near home (and I'm looking), but with less than 5 years to go, I'm not going to another airline.
How long have you been at JB?

 

[J32driver]

All from guys who accepted the job at JetBlue and won't quit...

You are mistaken. Won't quit... naw... when the time is right, that option is certainly on the table.

 

[Lake Alice]

If you are seriously considering a job at Jetblue you need to take a step back and consider your future. Is Jetblue a bad job, no, certainly not but how bad is your current employment.
Even the PVC believe Jetblue will be purchased by American and the current lawyer hired to negotiate our SLI is not confident we will be integrated.
Before you go back to the bottom of another list while you have steady employment these are issues you need to consider.

 

[oldxfr8dog]

S'matter Smarta$$, cat got your tongue? I see that you're online.

 

[BeachBummer]

All from guys who accepted the job at JetBlue and won't quit...

I believe you miss spoke. Not won't leave, its can't. You also forgot "yet". The last 5yrs hasn't presented much opportunity. I know you don't remember 2007 but times are changing.

 

[pilotpayne]

If I were a Captain at a regional, I wouldn't make the move to jetBlue right now.

We've all seen the seniority calculator. A new hire right now is realistically looking at 20 years in the right seat, the worst medical benefits, the worst retirement benefits, and the worst disability benefits, with none of the quality of life "schedule enhancing techniques" that made this place bearable 5 or 6 years ago, oh... and virtually no M&A protections.

If you make the move to come here, I'd bet you'd probably rather get hired at DAL, FDX, UAL, or UPS. Why should they take a pay cut when they can keep their pay and just wait it out at their regional?

The only people that I can say "ok... that move makes sense" is the Comair folks. They have a reason to make the move if they can.

Really 20 years ..... Don't make stuff up dude,
it makes you look bad.

 

[J32driver]

Really 20 years ..... Don't make stuff up dude,
it makes you look bad.

Dude... the seniority calculator spells it out. There are lower seniority people that are reporting the calculator says 19-20 years to upgrade when retirement is the sole source of attrition.

I'm making nothing up. Here is some simple math. We have about 2200 pilots. How long will it take for this young pilot group to retire 1100 pilots so that "tail end Charlie" moves up to the 50% mark?

 

[oldxfr8dog]

I retire in 4.75 years. I will move up 49 numbers.
At that rate, 1100 numbers will come slowly for guys getting hired now.
Admittedly, many will quit when the "destination carriers" begin hiring to cover their massive retirement numbers, so there will be more movement than just retirements.
If we stay independent, that is.