This is awesome; you are in a great position. Sincerely, congratulations!

By working for Boeing you also work for the airlines: multiple airlines across the world.

I'm assuming your offer is from Boeing since it seems obvious from the way you said it. Even if not, most of what I tell you, apply to whoever that offer is with.

My suggestion, if scheduling will somehow allow it, is take advantage of both of these opportunities. Take the Boeing job and attend ATP's Seattle location at KTIW. Do NOT pass up that Boeing job. It says a lot that one of the world's most prestigious and industry-leading aerospace companies would extend you such an offer and you should not take it so lightly. The connections you make there could end up landing you a Boeing test pilot seat or better someday. They design and build much more than transport category aircraft. You will get a chance to be among the first to put some cutting edge hardware through its paces, AND you will have a hand in writing the book on how to do it.

It will be a challenge, but judging from the way you have presented yourself here, you should have no problem working that job, completing a fast track pilot program, and building time as a CFI, etc. all at the same time if scheduling will allow it.

If you haven't yet, consider this possibility:

-You project 1.5 years before you're eligible to apply to the regionals. Over that time, you would put an extra $82.5K in your pocket if you are able to do both. Those extra resources will come in handy once you start your regional job, and you will have built a bridge with Boeing that you could use later in life.

To make $55K as a regional FO is dubious at best. It would take a combination of good pay scale, contract loopholes, and the knowledge of and ability to acceptably exploit those contract loopholes to pull it off. Maybe in the future regional FO pay will go there based off min guarantee alone, MAYBE, but there are no "maybe's" about what you say you have -right now-. Consider that Boeing will probably be giving you a raise after a year...

Hey, with the time you put in at Boeing, you may reach a point where they will work with you to the point of you being able to fly a line and somehow continue your Boeing job. If you reach a position whereby you don't have to report to Boeing everyday, you'll be looking at a very lucrative setup. The sooner you start, the sooner you reach it. Even if you sat reserve, you'll still be putting an extra $55K on top of whatever your airline gives you, and you'll still get some flying done. Still lucrative.

Here's another consideration. Let's use a higher paying regional and to keep it simple, assume min guarantee only. Also assume no raise is given at Boeing:

-3 years of best case regional only (make CA in 1 year): ~$145K
-Same regional scenario plus what you made at Boeing over the 1.5 year projection: ~$228K
-Same regional scenario plus if you are able to work both together (4.5 total years with Boeing): ~$393K

Don't cut yourself short. By your own admission, you have everything you need to make a -great- start on a -great- life for yourself right there in front of you right now. It's REALLY worth looking into to see if there is -any way- the scheduling can be worked out. If so, all you have to do is reach out and seize it all.

Look long-term as well as short-term for your life, not one or the other.

Watch it with these internet threads and what people tell you in person; in the end make your OWN decisions. There is a lot of good advice and a lot of bad advice; you must be able to pick the pepper from the fly droppings.

I'm sure most if not all of us here would love to have had the opportunity you do now. You're young, you love aviation, and BOEING has GIVEN you an invitation.

Enough said.

Oh, and BUMP that "you'll upgrade quick; they did/I did" bs. BUMP THAT. Don't fall for that crap. It IS a trap, don't believe otherwise. Just like any other trap you may snatch the prize before it snaps down on you, you may not. Don't play that game of chance if you don't have to, which it doesn't sound like you do. Get paid bro. You've got a golden opportunity. Realize it and use it.