Jetblue to VA

[JetFumes]

Anyone planning to leave JetBlue for VA? Any midlevel FO's? Just wondering, thanks.

 

[clickclickboom]

Even though I think that VA will probably make it. my decision would come down to who was making me an offer. I think a mid level would have to be pretty irresponsible to leave a cash flow positive airline with over a billion in the bank for a new one with 28 million. yes i know a possibly quicker upgrade but i will happily sit in the right seat in exchange for "some" security of long term employment.

Plus a mid level guy is making a decent living at jb.. Not getting rich by any means but as a better than mid level guy i have made $76k so far this year and should finish up around $125k for the year plus 10% retirement contribution. The ferrari will have to wait i know...

Now if i was new at blue or had offers from both and lived on the west coast? well that would be a different story

 

[kellwolf]

I figure more guys at that level at jetBlue would more likely to go to Delta than Virgin America. Like clickclickboom said, unless it affected a commute or offered a quicker bump in QoL over where someone was at, I couldn't see a mid-level jetBlue guy making the move to VA.

 

[uspilot]

Anyone planning to leave JetBlue for VA? Any midlevel FO's? Just wondering, thanks.

You might want to ask why some of VA pilots interviewed or wanted to interview with JB last month....we saw 1 capt...and 3 FO at our last job fair....

 

[BeachBummer]

for some the grasses are always greener... some may go, who cares if they think it's the right move for them.

 

[JetFumes]

You might want to ask why some of VA pilots interviewed or wanted to interview with JB last month....we saw 1 capt...and 3 FO at our last job fair....

Thats interesting. Wonder whats the deal over there to make them want to do that?

 

[Dizel8]

Maybe an easier commute?

 

[clickclickboom]

The uniform !!!!!!!!


( coming from a blue shirt guy)

 

[strobzz]

The guys from VA that where looking for a JB interview might have been looking at JB prior to the aircraft order.

 

[clickclickboom]

Regardless of red or blue JB candidates should be getting calls.

17 planes next year, 60 hires before end of year and 20 per month starting early next year...

 

[slackass]

I wouldn't even consider it until they start showing a profit or at least break even.

 

[Jet41]

Assuming VA survives faster upgrade at VA or live in base.

 

[kellwolf]

Regardless of red or blue JB candidates should be getting calls.

17 planes next year, 60 hires before end of year and 20 per month starting early next year...

SEVENTEEN? That's the highest number I've heard for jetBlue. Don't get me wrong, I hope that's right seeing as it's #1 on my list right now. Anything to get more interviews going is a good thing IMO.

 

[FlyinPiker]

The guys from VA that where looking for a JB interview might have been looking at JB prior to the aircraft order.

Announcements of aircraft orders and new destinations are good, but these things are necessary if VA is to survive. VA is in the position where it has to grow or die.

I've seen a few postings on here alluding that investors wouldn't be pumping more money in if they weren't pretty sure things were going to work out but the reality is the only way they see any returns on the cash they've already put in is to keep playing.

If they are lucky it works out and VA takes off, or they can at least make it into something worth selling.

Either way success will not come easy...it hasn't yet, no reason to think more airplanes will somehow solve that.

 

[johnsonrod]

If you want to live on the West Coast and not commute, VA is clearly the better option. LGB is waaay too senior for newhire JB pilots - and I hear the LGB schedules suck. Many red-eyes and day-sleeps (in at 6AM out at 6PM the same day). It's exhausting flying. I know a few people at that base and, although they get to live out on the West Coast (a positive for them), they seem pretty tired all the time. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do.