Originally Posted by
Nantonaku
It doesn't matter anymore, PIC time is going to be a thing of the past for moving on to the majors. If you go to a regional without the resources to hire new talent then you most likely won't have a job at said regional within two years. The landscape is changing, how much deeper are their pockets at TSA to attract more talent and keep their planes flying? A one time 10K bonus isn't going to cut it.
I think PIC is a discriminator just like anything else. There are thousands of pilots with PIC time with applications in. It's still going to be important. Will people get hired without it? Absolutely. All things equal, will someone with PIC get hired over no PIC? Absolutely.
If you go to TSA, you'll be off reserve faster than you will be at Endeavor...which may equate to years. Everyone know that reserve is one of the worst things you can do at an airline. If you just want the retention bonus and live in base, then maybe Endeavor is for you.