Originally Posted by
NYAvi8tor
As a CFI I have looked at Piedmont for a year now. I was happy to see the 12 month flow to the major. It seems like it wont be easy to get out of Piedmont once they have you. I instruct in California now. I was hoping to move back east since there is very little jobs in the west. Hopefully Piedmont can upgrade the planes and compete with RAH and Skywest...I have 1300 total but only 275 x-c, so who knows what will happen once I actually qualify to interview.
2 things- There will never be a 12 month road to mainline. Theyll get at least 3-4 years out of you before Big Brother will let you leave (read the contract about flowthru) btw its contingent on the needs of Piedmont.
If you think that Airways is going to upgrade equipment, check out the Q400 training program that has collected dust in CLT HQ. They re parking 3 dashs this year. Also good luck with sweating your ass off in the summer. It can be a miserable job with no out.
Go to one of the jet regionals- If you get trapped for a few years, at least the equip is modern and comfortable. Opinions vary - get a ton of them and good luck.