Originally Posted by pagey

You always say?

Why do you "always say" that? Probably because you heard it on this website. So other people always said and now you do.

Now I'm sure you're happy where you are and that's great but that doesn't mean you can't be happy at TSA either.

The problem with advice on this website is that most of it comes from people who have only seen this industry as it has been in the last 10 years. Arguably the worst state it has EVER been in.

If you blindly "always say" just go somewhere where you can get stuck without actually analyzing the situation as it is now, not 5 years ago, you are possibly setting yourself up to fail.

Like it or not, TPIC is still an important piece of the hiring pie. Yes, some FOs are being hired, but they are very few and very far between. Most of them also have a great connection inside. And most of THOSE are going to places like B6, not Delta. With the amount of hiring due to take place here for the next 10 years. Upgrading at a place like Mesa vs being an FO for 6-8 years at Eagle or XJT, Skywest etc. could mean YEARS of seniority on the top end at a legacy.

The difference of pay from a "crappy" regional to "a place you can get stuck at" probably isn't significant enough to not have a chance at years of extra time at the top end of a legacy. As a bonus, if you live in a "crappy regional" base it's almost a no-brainer.

No matter what regional you're at you're going to hate it if the industry stagnates and you get stuck. Might as well give yourself a chance to move on quickly while it at least looks like the the industry is heading in a positive direction.

People used to "always say" that smoking won't kill you or that the world was flat.