UA or DA?
06-02-2023, 09:03 AM
#12
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Joined APC: Oct 2015
Position: Gear slinger
Posts: 2,980
Hey ya’ll, look’n for any insight/suggestion for my situation, positive or negative, I appreciate it all. I’ll keep it to the point: I’m a 24M, live in FL rent free right now, just got on-boarded by UA, based in IAH where I was born & raised. Got Delta offer recently as well. Open to settling down in ATL, FL, or TX with a long term gf whose open to any.
Overall, with state of contract talk/temper at UA v. Post-contract DAL, would a sound strategy be to hold on CJO as long as possible until UAL contract closes to compare “apples-to-apples”, or is UA contract destined to fall short of DAL contract like AA? I like the Delta brand & its product more, but UA bases (IAH/MCO) seem tempting. I must say, being from IAH, I’ve never had a DAL pilot tell me to go to United, but usually UA guys majority say DAL is the move. The pilot group at UA can sound really discouraging at the moment…
*Ideal goal is WB flying, but I’m aware you can do a both easily, and I’m most comfortable with living in TX v ATL since I’m from TX, is living in base such a massive deal breaker as ppl make it out to be?
Hope everyone is well, gracias!
Overall, with state of contract talk/temper at UA v. Post-contract DAL, would a sound strategy be to hold on CJO as long as possible until UAL contract closes to compare “apples-to-apples”, or is UA contract destined to fall short of DAL contract like AA? I like the Delta brand & its product more, but UA bases (IAH/MCO) seem tempting. I must say, being from IAH, I’ve never had a DAL pilot tell me to go to United, but usually UA guys majority say DAL is the move. The pilot group at UA can sound really discouraging at the moment…
*Ideal goal is WB flying, but I’m aware you can do a both easily, and I’m most comfortable with living in TX v ATL since I’m from TX, is living in base such a massive deal breaker as ppl make it out to be?
Hope everyone is well, gracias!
Unless you live in a United base (or are going to move to one) and have to commute at DAL, go to DAL.
06-02-2023, 09:49 AM
#13
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 480
So are the days of having a good amount of flying experience…
06-02-2023, 09:52 AM
#14
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: window seat
Posts: 12,544
Good amount is relative. There were private pilots hired in the 50's and 60's and the occasional 300 hour wonders in the 80's and 90's. And they flew "without a type rating" no less.
I know I know, back in my day you had to spend 30 years on the panel uphill both ways in the snow before you could be a DC-9 FO etc.
I know I know, back in my day you had to spend 30 years on the panel uphill both ways in the snow before you could be a DC-9 FO etc.
