Sorry, didn't get hired by Gojet so I can't include them in this discussion. And Delta hasn't called either, so no considerations of them.
The company sold the jet, so I'm on the street until I can get working somewhere. With most considerations being equal, after all, they're both regionals, for someone with parents on the west coast (ie can live at home), which airline offers better:
Commuting from LAX
International Travel agreements
Pay (2 year and longer)
Reserve Schedule for bottom totem pole clingers
Retirement
Benefits
Protection from random management firings (you were sick 4x in a year, despite your doctor's notes, you're fired!)
With the ASA/XJT meltdown and XJT screaming for all airline list integration, how likely is a Skywest FNG to suddenly find themselves another 1000+ down the seniority list?
With USAirways dumping "regional partners" like Mesa and playing the general lowest bidder game, how likely is PSA to be around for another 4-6 years, long enough for a FNG to get a shot at upgrade?
Class for PSA got postponed another few weeks (sims are full), how likely are they to start a class before the winter holidays, or just roll it to next year, or, with the continued downwards spiral of the economy, cancel it completely?
What about Skywest? With a class starting next year, how likely are they to cancel between now and then, if the economy continues to tank?
Or are both hiring in anticipation of next summer?
Finally, with a proposed start date one day apart, should a FNG at Skywest go for the turboprop or the jet? Is second year pay higher on the jet?
The company sold the jet, so I'm on the street until I can get working somewhere. With most considerations being equal, after all, they're both regionals, for someone with parents on the west coast (ie can live at home), which airline offers better:
Commuting from LAX
International Travel agreements
Pay (2 year and longer)
Reserve Schedule for bottom totem pole clingers
Retirement
Benefits
Protection from random management firings (you were sick 4x in a year, despite your doctor's notes, you're fired!)
With the ASA/XJT meltdown and XJT screaming for all airline list integration, how likely is a Skywest FNG to suddenly find themselves another 1000+ down the seniority list?
With USAirways dumping "regional partners" like Mesa and playing the general lowest bidder game, how likely is PSA to be around for another 4-6 years, long enough for a FNG to get a shot at upgrade?
Class for PSA got postponed another few weeks (sims are full), how likely are they to start a class before the winter holidays, or just roll it to next year, or, with the continued downwards spiral of the economy, cancel it completely?
What about Skywest? With a class starting next year, how likely are they to cancel between now and then, if the economy continues to tank?
Or are both hiring in anticipation of next summer?
Finally, with a proposed start date one day apart, should a FNG at Skywest go for the turboprop or the jet? Is second year pay higher on the jet?
