Republic 145 FO or Jblu?

[Remington]

Quick upgrade at Republic or to a "Major" with fairly low pay and seemingly low moral and uncertain future?

 

[grog_sit_reserv]

Jet Blue.

 

[GFunk20]

Plus who says we have a quick upgrade at Republic? It is getting slower and slower.

 

[Dogwood]

Quick upgrade at Republic or to a "Major" with fairly low pay and seemingly low moral and uncertain future?

No doubt on this one -- JB in my opinion.

Morale not really that bad, just a reality check as of late. Much better upsaide at JB depending on your age.

Also look at the bases compared to where you live.

DW

 

[johnnyb]

JetB major? Nowhere close to major (even in quotes).

 

[CRJ900Pilot]

JetBlue is a major. $1B annual revenue.

 

[StarChecker]

Quick upgrade at Republic or to a "Major" with fairly low pay and seemingly low moral and uncertain future?

JETBLUE!!!!


Trust me...you don't want any part of CHQ's management crap. It gets real old....

I'd rather be at JetBlue for 3 years and have them fold, then stay another year at CHQ...

 

[Shrek]

Please tell me you are pulling our collective "legs" for god sakes man............

put D O W N the $2 Scotch!!!!!!

 

[8vATE]

Morale

Yes, there has been a gut check over here as of late.
Yes, the growth has been slowed.

Yes, lots of guys were hired and told they would upgrade in x amount of months at the old growth rate. And its not going to happen.

Yes, there are guys out there that believe management is screwing them.

The Reality.

Depends on your perspective, your history and your attitude.



Its a good place to work. Management has made mistakes. We are not bullet proof. And there is room for improvement.

Overall, I would bail just about any regional to go here. Of course there are intangibles that could keep you at a regional.

But this place if far from being as bad as the vocal minority complains that it is. Of course, that's my opinion base on four airline's experience: commuter, major freight and major legacy with a furlough.

 

[Fins Up]

Like 8Vate said, morale isn't as bad as the whiners on these boards make it out to be. If you think about it, a lot more people post here when they're p.o. than when they're happy as a clam.

I've been here 9 months and I really enjoy it. We're not perfect, but who is? Growth has slowed, but hasn't stopped. We're still expanding and taking new planes. (We sell some but still have net positive aircraft gain for the year).

Keep in mind we're still a very young company competing in a tough market.

 

[Shrek]

SO........if you had the choice......YOU would take CHQ over Jet Blue if you had the choice?! - Just want to make sure - Fins it just came off that way and I want to make sure.

 

[FlyWolf]

JetBlue with no doubt

 

[General Lee]

Quick upgrade at Republic or to a "Major" with fairly low pay and seemingly low moral and uncertain future?

That is a creepy question.

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[DrewBlows]

JetBlue is a major. $1B annual revenue.

Using the DOT criteria for "major", not only is JetBlue one, but so are Chautauqua, ExpressJet, Comair, Skywest, and probably Pinnacle. Not exactly useful information for this conversation.

 

[Dogwood]

SO........if you had the choice......YOU would take CHQ over Jet Blue if you had the choice?! - Just want to make sure - Fins it just came off that way and I want to make sure.

I didn't read that in his post at all. In fact, just the opposite.

 

[BigMotorToter]

Go where you will get 1000 hours turbine PIC the quickest. Most of the guys saying "go to JB" all have 1000 plus turbine PIC and can jump ship if they need to. That box checked will protect you in the future when (not if) you find yourself looking for another airline job.

Not bitter, just trying to give some wise advice from someone who has been there.

 

[Dogwood]

Using the DOT criteria for "major", not only is JetBlue one, but so are Chautauqua, ExpressJet, Comair, Skywest, and probably Pinnacle. Not exactly useful information for this conversation.

OK, for the sakes of coversation, how do we define a major?

Like it really matters.

 

[optimater]

OK, for the sakes of coversation, how do we define a major?

Like it really matters.

Anywhere that a FO can make 6 figures. That's my definition.

 

[Jonny Sacko]

Hopefully this turns out right, but here it is. (one definition)​

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_carrier​

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Major carrier

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Major carrier is a designation given by the United States Department of Transportation to U.S.-based airlines that post more than $1 billion in revenue during a fiscal year.
Current major carriers include:

• American Airlines
• American Eagle Airlines
• Continental Airlines
• Delta Air Lines
• DHL
• FedEx
• Frontier Airlines
• Northwest Airlines
• Southwest Airlines
• United Airlines
• United Parcel Service
• US Airways

The term "major carrier" is also used by some to refer only to non-low-fare carriers (thus excluding Southwest and US Airways).
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[CRJ900Pilot]

Major carrier is a designation given by the United States Department of Transportation to U.S.-based airlines that post more than $1 billion in revenue during a fiscal year.

Yeah...uhhh JetBlue Meets that definition.

Also, funny that Frontier is in there already since they just became a major last week (see definition)

Also, that Wikipedia Article is a STUB, which means it was written by someone and that does not necessarily mean it is 100% accurate.