Originally Posted by ImSoSuss

He doesn't get to choose at all. American is not starting new hire classes for the forseeable future. At this point he needs to get into whatever classdate they get first or risk being locked out.

Originally Posted by Margaritaville

So what was the verdict? Did the navykid choose Delta or AA after yall buried his questions in a bunch of meaningless off topic drivel?

Originally Posted by ThumbsUp

I’ll take buried in drivel for 100, Alex.

Originally Posted by navykid

I know this kind of question gets asked a lot here, but there are a few things where I don't really find good answers on the internet. I'm a newbie in this kind of stuff with working at airlines etc.

So basically, I don't really have a favorite major airline. But I do know that I love the service, culture, etc., at Delta and the route network at American Airlines. But I'd like to have a fav airline. I'm based at LAX and don't plan to move anywhere else.


So I'll just throw my questions out here:
1. How much do you fly to the following states/regions at Delta compared to American Airlines: California, Hawaii, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Florida, Caribbean Islands, and Latin America?
2. Are you able to get a lot of layovers at those destinations with Delta and American?
3. Do you fly to regional airports in the regions mentioned above with Delta and American, or do only regional carriers fly to those airports?
4. Do you have base layovers (ATL, MSP, etc.) at Delta? I know I'm not going to make friends with this, but I'm not the biggest fan of big Midwest (specifically MSP, ORD/MDW, DTW, IND, STL) cities and cities like ATL. Small towns in these regions are awesome. Are you able to avoid layovers in these cities?
5. How could a typical schedule look at Delta when based at LAX? Could it look like these:
- A320 3-day trip:
- Day 1: LAX -> MSP -> MEX (layover)
- Day 2: MEX -> ATL -> TPA (layover)
- Day 3: TPA -> AUS -> LAX
- A350 4-day trip:
- Day 1: LAX -> JFK
- Day 2: JFK -> FRA
- Day 3: FRA -> JFK
- Day 4: JFK -> LAX
6. Is American as an employer really as bad as everyone says?

So, it’s pretty important to me where my layover locations are, etc. It's actually one of the most important things to me. I'm not necessarily interested in international long-haul flying, but it’d be cool to have the opportunity.

Originally Posted by Paperboi

Who says AA is a bad employer? Been here over 6 years and have had the best quality of life I've seen in 3 airlines and constantly fly with incredible captains who aren't di@kbags. I also commute and haven't needed a hotel in over 4 years but am CLT based. Narrowbody trips kinda blow everywhere and at every airline but being a senior FO I get some real vanilla cake trips. Chiefs have been awesome and worked with me anytime I needed something. Great commuter policy and money is on par with any of the Bigs. Definitely not a bad job or employer. Best of luck!

Originally Posted by Paperboi

Who says AA is a bad employer? Been here over 6 years and have had the best quality of life I've seen in 3 airlines and constantly fly with incredible captains who aren't di@kbags. I also commute and haven't needed a hotel in over 4 years but am CLT based. Narrowbody trips kinda blow everywhere and at every airline but being a senior FO I get some real vanilla cake trips. Chiefs have been awesome and worked with me anytime I needed something. Great commuter policy and money is on par with any of the Bigs. Definitely not a bad job or employer. Best of luck!

Originally Posted by Margaritaville

Best job I've ever had.

But many things still need improvement.

Originally Posted by WiFly

AA has more potential to improve and thrive than any other airline. Just need to keep improving culture and get the top bosses to realize how important that is.

Originally Posted by word302

Isn't that just another way of saying you're currently trailing everyone else?