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Old 02-28-2023, 04:30 PM
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I'd probably go. The culture here is not going to change anytime soon. Do you know what your final number would be at Delta? Will you ever get a chance to be widebody (other than 767) captain there?
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Bail, all of the data that says the Delta hiring wave is over is nullified by choosing to remain at the most junior base. Enjoy
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Keep in mind the AA retirements are about to ramp up. Being a junior captain for the next 10 years is probably not going to be fun at Delta.
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Originally Posted by JulesWinfield
Keep in mind the AA retirements are about to ramp up. Being a junior captain for the next 10 years is probably not going to be fun at Delta.
Are you kidding? A junior captain at Delta has a better QOL than a senior AA captain. Do you have any idea the kind of people AA is fast tracking In middle management? Here’s a hint: Qualifying traits are incompetent and hates pilots. I don’t think upper management like Isom or Vasu are bad people, but when you see the kind of people moving up the ranks…… it ain’t good. Run don’t walk from this place.
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Old 02-28-2023, 07:19 PM
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As mentioned before, Delta is way bigger in NYC. Also don’t discount the fact that tomorrow they’ll likely have an industry leading contract that will blow ours out of the water. And it’s not out the question that we’ll have to go into mediation to get that done here. That process is a year minimum. You have a job offer in hand, at New York's biggest airline. Seems like an easy choice to me.
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Old 03-01-2023, 06:51 AM
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After sleeping on it, the one thing I have gathered is seniority at AA I will retire at around #60ish and at Delta it will be much higher even in the high 1,000+ seniority #
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Originally Posted by busdriver32
After sleeping on it, the one thing I have gathered is seniority at AA I will retire at around #60ish and at Delta it will be much higher even in the high 1,000+ seniority #
That's a pretty huge difference and all other things being equal would make me want to stay at AA. There will be a ton of movement here shortly at AA but staying in NYC if that's your goal with no chance of moving makes it a harder call. You can't go wrong with either choice imo.
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Old 03-01-2023, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by busdriver32
After sleeping on it, the one thing I have gathered is seniority at AA I will retire at around #60ish and at Delta it will be much higher even in the high 1,000+ seniority #
We live for our future selves in lot of ways, specifically in preparation for retirement. 60 or 1000 are just numbers. Live for how your QOL and financial well being will be in the near future. Delta will provide that, especially being in the NY area. AA isn’t even in the same ballpark.
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Old 03-01-2023, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by busdriver32
After sleeping on it, the one thing I have gathered is seniority at AA I will retire at around #60ish and at Delta it will be much higher even in the high 1,000+ seniority #
I change my answer, I’d stay
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Old 03-01-2023, 07:39 AM
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Junior base and local. You’ll be better off at the widget.
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