Leave SWA for AA or Delta?

[canyonblue]

So, the choice is out there. 3 legacies that are making money, and growing stronger thanks to Consolidation...


Bye Bye---General Lee

Consolidation...is that deltish for bankruptcy?

 

[BID]

Now ALPA can ask for an increase in dues to fight the Gulf carriers

exactly!!

 

[Dornier 335]

Now ALPA can ask for an increase in dues to fight the Gulf carriers

Fear not! ALPA will send their ultimate JC van Damme like fighter called Duane W!

 

[General Lee]

Consolidation...is that deltish for bankruptcy?

For the big 3, it means huge profits and fortification. For you guys, it may mean belt tightening during your upcoming talks. You guys also used to be the King of LCCs, and now Spirit, Allegiant, and F9 are ULCCs. I think someone over there is getting fidgety.... Good luck!


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Fear not! ALPA will send their ultimate JC van Damme like fighter called Duane W!

Yeah, and USAPA will come in and save the day!! They'll say "hey, we didn't sign on the dotted line, it's not binding!!"


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

Too bad the moderators won't just delete all off topic posts.


This thread would be 70% shorter and ten times more useful to the author who wanted to get opinions on jumping ship.


I wish you luck in your decision, polishing off the resume and interviewing isn't a bad idea, then make the tough choice when you have the option. And if you make 140k as a Swa of for twenty or 250k as a delta capt ten from now, ask yourself will it really make your life more enjoyable. If yes then do it. But I find the poor kids in Belize are happier than 95% of the rich kids in my neighborhood...I wonder why.

 

[General Lee]

Too bad the moderators won't just delete all off topic posts.


This thread would be 70% shorter and ten times more useful to the author who wanted to get opinions on jumping ship.


I wish you luck in your decision, polishing off the resume and interviewing isn't a bad idea, then make the tough choice when you have the option. And if you make 140k as a Swa of for twenty or 250k as a delta capt ten from now, ask yourself will it really make your life more enjoyable. If yes then do it. But I find the poor kids in Belize are happier than 95% of the rich kids in my neighborhood...I wonder why.

This thread is for the original poster, and anyone else interested. Reading through these posts may not be entertaining to you, but small nuggets of information at a time may prove helpful to someone who has to make an important decision.

Btw, getting on at the beginning of a hiring wave is HUGE. It can be life changing, taking you away from the same old boring flying you are used to. Variety is the spice of life, and luckily pay at the big 3 are increasing due to huge profits and better contracts as of late. And each of the big 3 will lose approximately 5,000 pilots over the next decade to retirements, something SWA will not see. Younger AT pilots are being blended in with the SWA pilots and will finally take upgrades in 2015, and things will likely stagnate from there. Being in the bottom 3rd there will feel like being at a legacy over the past decade---very little movement.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[jonjuan]

Hey Genny Lee,
How many posts did you have on Thanksgiving alone? 80? 90? Your family must be proud while you are on the computer all day during a Holiday.

 

[General Lee]

Hey Genny Lee,
How many posts did you have on Thanksgiving alone? 80? 90? Your family must be proud while you are on the computer all day during a Holiday.

Really? You read 80 of my posts on Thanksgiving? So, you were on FI the same amount of time? Look in the mirror Jonny before you cast stones....

Also, it usually takes me less than a minute to respond to the multitude of dolts on this site. I highly doubt I had that many posts, but the max amount of time I spent would have been 30 minutes total, and then back to a FANTASTIC turkey with all the fixings..... Sooooo good! Bye Jonny!



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Cometman]

Really? You read 80 of my posts on Thanksgiving? So, you were on FI the same amount of time? Look in the mirror Jonny before you cast stones....

Also, it usually takes me less than a minute to respond to the multitude of dolts on this site. I highly doubt I had that many posts, but the max amount of time I spent would have been 30 minutes, and then back to a FANTASTIC turkey with all the fixings..... Sooooo good! Bye Jonny!



Bye Bye---General Lee

I agree with you. However, you never have something new to post. It is the same thing over and over and over. If you cannot come up with something new please stay off so we can read new things.

 

[General Lee]

I agree with you. However, you never have something new to post. It is the same thing over and over and over. If you cannot come up with something new please stay off so we can read new things.

Really? NOTHING new to post? Really? Maybe a lot of you need to review certain themes, that are basic and true. Also, feel free to use the ignore function. If you can't handle the truth, use ignore.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[tankerhead]

I agree with you. However, you never have something new to post. It is the same thing over and over and over. If you cannot come up with something new please stay off so we can read new things.

Actually, he broke some new ground when he recently disparaged a dead man.

Right here:

Riiiiiiight Bubba. You TRY to make it sound like everyone was holding hands, cheering and jumping up and down. You and everyone else knows that is untrue. You live in a FANTASTIC fantasy originating in Lubbock. Ask some AT pilots on here if they agree with you.... Oh wait, they must be wrong according to you... The ONLY AT guy who will agree with you is Max Blast, and he is running for VP of Flt Ops...


Bye Bye---General Lee

Genius posted that on 25 Nov 13.

Stay classy, my Deltoid friend.

 

[Skyboy722]

No kidding. For a guy who acts so all-knowing, that sure was a serious f**k up...

 

[redflyer65]

Whoops!

Of course the General loves to speak his opinion (and it's the same post over and over), then in the same breath states that his opinion is fact. Very rarely does he actually touch on the real facts. He used to be useful.

 

[JT12345]

Too bad the moderators won't just delete all off topic posts.


This thread would be 70% shorter and ten times more useful to the author who wanted to get opinions on jumping ship.


I wish you luck in your decision, polishing off the resume and interviewing isn't a bad idea, then make the tough choice when you have the option. And if you make 140k as a Swa of for twenty or 250k as a delta capt ten from now, ask yourself will it really make your life more enjoyable. If yes then do it. But I find the poor kids in Belize are happier than 95% of the rich kids in my neighborhood...I wonder why.

Really?

I don't think a ten year Captain at Delta will be making that. That is what senior wide body does there with 20+ years in.

And a 20 year FO at SWA will average more than 140k a year unless he is on reserve the whole time.

 

[SplitBar]

Really?

I don't think a ten year Captain at Delta will be making that. That is what senior wide body does there with 20+ years in.

And a 20 year FO at SWA will average more than 140k a year unless he is on reserve the whole time.

I just flew with an FO who is on pace to do $250K this year. I'm only on 4th year pay and will break $140K. I also believe a 20 year SWA FO will also break 140K

 

[Clyde Frog]

I just flew with an FO who is on pace to do $250K this year.

I wonder how many nights he spends in his own bed. My guess is...very few. And while I'm guessing...I'll bet dollars to donuts he's including per diem, retirement and likely rounding up.

Your results may vary.

 

[vetrider]

I wonder how many nights he spends in his own bed. My guess is...very few. And while I'm guessing...I'll bet dollars to donuts he's including per diem, retirement and likely rounding up.

Your results may vary.

In other words....riiiiighhhht. Someone is getting high on his own supply.

 

[General Lee]

Actually, he broke some new ground when he recently disparaged a dead man.

Right here:



Genius posted that on 25 Nov 13.

Stay classy, my Deltoid friend.

Disparaged a dead man? This is an anonymous board. I have no idea who is who. Stay classy? I always do. Remember the word "anonymous." Just because you might know someone on here, doesn't mean everyone does.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Whoops!

Of course the General loves to speak his opinion (and it's the same post over and over), then in the same breath states that his opinion is fact. Very rarely does he actually touch on the real facts. He used to be useful.

Says the guy I continually smash in any debate on this forum.... And your facts are extremely weak, and mostly out dated. Hey, keep being so useful to everyone. If you continue, there will be thousands of defectors over to the big 3.


Bye Bye---General Lee