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That seems right. I try to not worry about which airline I get hired with. I'll just take the first one that offers me a job, and hope that they do well. Of course, at this point in my career I don't have the luxury of being selective.
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That's true. My entire life I wanted to fly for United as it was the creme de la creme of
ALL US airlines. Big west coast bases, true worldwide service and you could hold international first officer on the 747-400 or 777 within a couple years of being hired -- if not during the later months of probation. My pals would always call about trips to Taipei, London, Germany, Tokyo, Australia and I'd mumble something about sitting reserve on the 727 flight engineer seat and how I got lucky and had a 14 hour ORD layover. If you didn't want to do the international widebody thigy, there was always a swift upgrade to the 737 or for one of my friends who was a 1997 hire, the A-320 in SFO after four years.
It's really the luck of the draw, but in this profession, the dice keep rolling. I kind of snicker when someone says, "Hey! The good times keep on rolling at "brand X" because we're doing yadda yadda yadda". This profession is a big perpetual motion machine and don't fool yourself,
no carrier is immune.
Once upon a time, PeoplExpress was the harbinger of doom for the 'legacy' (WTF ever that means anyway) carriers because of (insert re-hashed idea here) and last I checked 90% of anyone under the age of 35 has even heard of them.
Jump in, hold on tight and enjoy the show as Bob Barker spins that big wheel during showcase showdown!
