Jumpin Ship
There are a lot more FO's that are leaving than Captains. Although off hand I can think of 2 Captains that are leaving this month for bigger and better things so congrads to them. Most of the attrition seems to be junior Fo's that come here to get abused build time (cause they did not have enough to get noticed by an HR Dept some where else) and then move on to some where else like Skywest or Express Jet. If you actually live in your base it is not too bad. The commuters here get rail roaded on a regular basis, last day of a trip you get extended and miss your ride home. After happening several months that is enough to wear on anyones nerves. I think there are a lot of other captains from here starting to interview with other places, I know a couple of guys that have Jet Blue interviews and a few that are looking at Air Tran and CAL. Hopefully it works out for them and I wish them the best of luck.
Scary things could be on the horison though as NWA threatens to terminate our Air Service Agreement and thanks to our understaffing ( in the never ending quest for the 9 cent per seat mile cost, we are not southwest Phil we dont have enough seats to do that, get it through your head.) causing canceled flights and penalities by Northwest. But on the flip side things could turn out to be ok, no one really knows, it is just sort of a big crap shoot, are there better places to work......yea sure. But if you are looking to get your foot in the door and are willing to accept little pay, hostile crew schedulers, and a general all around lack of caring for the employees, then I say come on down. Dont Plan on a quick upgrade, and if and when you do interview there please come back and post what they are saying. I am always curious as to what flavor Koolaide they are passing out at the interview.
