Originally Posted by
PilotRichard
That being said, I find my self indecisive about where I want to end up, for what I hope is a career job. I never saw myself going LH this soon, as I view it as unfulfilling in comparison to SH and would like to be home more often than not. That being said my biggest worry and possibly my main gripe is job security (term used lightly given the sh1thousery of this industry), probably a paranoia grown from a double whammy of redundancies. I’m not asking for anything directly, just if anyone had any honest guidance/advice or insight into these companies and/or this point in my career. Thanks lads/Ladettes
In addition to what the poster above said; each and every large legacy carrier showed their true colours during the pandemic. In the LCCs there's constant chatter about company finances and sheer number of flight cancellations being unsustainable etc. No job in aviation is 100% secure, and most LHS pilots or trainers in major airlines have a patchwork past of different airlines going bust or making them redundant. That being said we do seem to be on a bit of a boon at the moment. If lifestyle is what you're chasing, get to an airline with a base in/close to a city you want to live in, reduce your time on the motorway and commuting expenses. At the end of the day it doesn't really matter who you fly for, the legacies will keep you away from home in hotels, the LCCs will have you operating through the night to the east Med where you may as well be stopping over somewhere for how much use you are at home the next day.
Find what you enjoy the most about the job, lock in on that and the closer you can do it to home, the better. Enjoy the ride whilst we're still on the top of the wave.