SuperDec95

^^^exactly!

WhenPigsFLy

Was at F9 till 2006 and left for major cargo company. Chief pilot said I was crazy being Id be a Capt in yr. Well you know rest of story. Made 1.3 mill more over staying at F9 plus b fund and pension. The guys that stayed still think it was a smart move. Id bet any of big six is better bet. F9 still held by private investment corp.

Brickhut

Wow. 13 years ago. May as well have said you left Western Airlines before Delta merged with them in 1987. Judging by your sentence structure and reasoning, I thing we're all lucky you left.

need2beflying

Bitter much?

Trowserchilli

MAJOR CARGO COMPANY. Your comparing apples to oranges.
The legacies at the time (2006) were sucking hind tit.

Barley

The guy was just objectively stating his experience between two carriers. Insecure much?

Wheelswatch

...Vitriolic

ULLI

Not many airlines were hiring in 2006 (f9, B6, CO, SW all in limited numbers)

Barley

In my experience Frontier was a better place to work at than the regional airlines and that was under their bankruptcy contract. Someone else made a good point too of "Where would you rather be when the music stops?" I think what's more important here is that you not worry so much about it until you actually have an offer on the table. When that happens you can take a realistic look at your risk vs. reward for one decision or another. On another note I know for a fact that one legacy hires significantly more from their own express pool than from outside of it. I'm not referring to American which I assume is your other option, but it may be worth finding out if there is a similar practice there to help you decide.

I think you can make a fine career at Frontier, but again don't worry about it so much until the time comes to decide. There's a couple sayings I'm reminded of:

In the planning stage of the book, don't plan the ending.
and
Life is what happens to us when we we are making other plans.

Point being you plan the best you can, but a lot of your path through your airline career will be luck and your personal risk tolerance.

SPAWNmaster

With all the emphasis on "being a good fit" can anyone paint the picture of what that actually means? What makes Frontier a good "forever airline" for one qualified person over another qualified person? What is the long bet that a committed pilot group is making at F9? What is the company's strategy? These are sincere questions I have as I contemplate my future so appreciate if anyone can sort of fill in the blanks.