Allegiant Captain or SWA FO

Reply Subscribe

Page 2 of 2

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

05-08-2022, 05:03 AM

#11

WHACKMASTER

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jun 2010

Position: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.

Posts: 6,803

Otherwise if you choose to stay at Allegiant just realize that they’ll be a buyout target for guess who…..SWA once the transition to MAXes is made.

Seriously, you’re 28 in the most insane pilot market ever. Don’t sell yourself short by coming to SWA.

05-08-2022, 05:51 AM

#12

RJSAviator76

Gets Weekend Reserve

Joined APC: Jul 2007

Posts: 3,776

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmrd

Pretend for a moment you are 28 years old, awarded upgrade at Allegiant in Des Moines (yikes), at 184$ an hour 72 hour guarantee because you'll likely be junior and on reserve for many years. With a contract on the way and the possibility for huge pay increases, while being home every night. Born and raised in the Orlando area.

What would you do? Move to Des Moines and be an Airbus Captain at about 75% seniority level on the whole list with hopes of a new contract with the 737 MAX coming, or start over and call it a career at southwest?

My motivations: Drive to work, and make money.

Any insight from southwest pilots, junior or senior, greatly appreciated. Thanks

I'd make the switch. That captain wage there is 120 TFP at 2nd year FO rate right now. Many are doing that on reserve here. If you wanna make money, you can definitely do that here. Now, having said that, MCO is indeed our second most senior base, and though you will probably get it rather quickly, you won't progress in MCO as quickly as you would elsewhere.

Having said that, doesn't Frontier have a MCO base that's really junior?