What's your dream airline job?

[Browntothebone]

Is there such thing as a dream airline job these days?

Yes... One where Captains can make over $300,000/yr, F/Os $200,000/yr. Have a rock solid, fully funded pension plus lucrative DC plan. Fly widebodies internationally at a junior seniority, if desired. And can work as little or as hard as you like.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Delta... Why do you set your goal so low?

It is what you make of it.

 

[LearLove]

I'll settle for the one I'm at now but I'd like to be greater than half way up the list and hope it stays around for about 30 more years. Toss in no more mergers, greedy/crooked CEO's/management or dipsh1t giveaway/outsource everything union(s) and I may just be able to make it to 60 without keeling over from a stress heart attack.

 

[ozpilot]

For a long time it was United, but ended up at Netjets. Very happy here.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

Easy:
DAL, AA, Alaska, Mexicana, WestJet, SWA, AirTran, Allegiant, BA, Virgin, KLM, AF, Lufthansa, SAS, Cathay, Emirates, Air Arabia, Etihad, Ethiopian, Kenya Airways, Saudi, JAL, ANA, Singapore, Virgin Blue, Quantas, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Europa, Atlas, Condor, South African, Royal Air Jordanian, Qatar, KAL, Air India, Thai Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Swiss, and I'm sure there are quite a few others I have left out.

Flying for any of them would be fantastic!!!

Unless, of course, you're one of the pilots at any of the above airlines that constantly bitches about how crappy your job is and how horrible your airline is. Please quit your job so I can have it!!!

cliff
NBO

 

[ozpilot]

LOL atpcliff!

Hows that Africa job working for you? BTW no 'u' in Qantas

 

[jeroom]

A flying job outside the airlines...

 

[waka]

(insert scumbag regional/cargo/fractional here), because it couldn't get any worse.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

Nairobi is, overall, going very well. Much better than I was expecting. However, ALL of the above airlines would be much better than this job.

Oh, and I'll repeat, this is one of those "flying jobs outside the airlines" that is much worse than a job at any of the airlines listed above.

cliff
NBO

 

[olympus593]

My dream job is to fly for 190 for Republic someday.

 

[Flyerdan]

SWA, FedEx, UPS, Delta or another legacy? And why do you want to get on there?

I would have to say RAH because they seem to be the next generation to mainline/legacy carriers. I think perhaps it would be as good as those folks who got on with FedEx, UPS, or NetJets early on.

 

[time builder]

Gulfstream

I know a company with a couple G-V's that I would love to fly for.

 

[dispatchguy]

A non-aviation job...

 

[Amish RakeFight]

A non-aviation job...

That would be a nightmare!

 

[chjack]

I would have to say RAH because they seem to be the next generation to mainline/legacy carriers. I think perhaps it would be as good as those folks who got on with FedEx, UPS, or NetJets early on.

You know, on the surface, this is a sarcastic, flame-baiting quote. But history may prove him right. In 1990, UPS, Fed-Ex and Southwest were where you went if Delta, or American turned you down. Now they are kings of the hill. Who knows what a couple of good contracts and 20 years in the future will bring to RAH.