Problem - JetBlue VS. AirTran

[717pilot]

Mr. Catfish..."WELCOME ABOARD!!!"

 

[Music]

Catfish,

Welcome! I know that it must have been a hard decision.

I'm upgrading on 737 and my upgrade class is paired with the June 3rd new-hire class.

Looking forward to meeting you.

Music

 

[FLB717]

catfish,

Well you had a wonderful problem to solve. I think you made the right chioce for the items you listed. Welcome to the disfunctional but happy family of AirTran. If you get paired with Music all I can say is I hope he doesn't hold you back. Just kidding, you would like him very much and he is much smarter and better than I. Good luck and see you during InDoc.

 

[On Your Six]

Just curious. For a newhire at AirTran, would it be more advantageous from a schedule/QOL standpoint to bid the 717 or the 737? Clearly it would be great to be a part of a new fleet, but the 717 obviously serves a lot more destinations as the 737 ramps up.

Any thoughts?

 

[islandhoper]

Congrats Catfish!!!

What an exiting couple of days you gave us all!
Can't wait to see you and the others in class.

Congratulations on an excellent choice!!!


Islandhoper.

 

[717pilot]

6........Depends on what you want. If you like long haul flights 4-5 hours...bid the 737. Like short haul flights..bid the 717. Should be 2 new 737s next month and one a month after that. So it might take a while to get line on the 737. For June he 737 had almost 400 total lines. But as a newhire its a great position to be in. By the way Im in the 717 and am loving it! Great airplane!! Whatever a newhire chooses..hes at a great company and will love it here...

 

[717pilot]

Actually almost 400 total lines on the 717......

 

[jetblue320]

Bridges

Now here's a question; are you going to call Dean M. and tell him of your decision? If you don't, JB will continue to do your background check, wasting money and resources. I was just curious, no buckshot.

C ya

 

[chazman]

Not to mention I am sure there is a very excited and hopeful someone that might be able to get into the June 2 class at JB.

There are a lot of logistics to work out before a JB class date and it would be helpful to have as much time as possible.

Chaz

 

[CatfishVT9]

Believe it or not, I did call JetBlue and talked to Bernice even before I made the post. It's the right thing to do and I hope someone else can jump into that spot.

I told her that my decision in no way reflects badly on JetBlue. I think you guys have a phenomenal company, but for my situation, AirTran is a slightly better choice.

Catfish