Originally Posted by
Brakerider
is the JetBlue merger a consideration for joining spirit?
Mergers historically end up with everyone compromising something, with junior pilots doing more of the compromising than others. If Spirit or JB is the goal, the merger comes with great job security at the cost of a very slow upgrade. If a relatively quick command is the goal, F9 is probably the better bet. Or if option 3 is your goal, attain a green card once you're here and go further up the food chain, then either is as good as the other.