Originally Posted by
Skyvector
He's trolling you. Don't take anything he says seriously. My advice? If your goal is to get to a major relatively quickly, don't go to PSA.
You will wait 20 years (literally) before an opportunity to interview with AA. And since PSA pilots can't be hired at AA outside that agreement, you have just eliminated one out of three majors..leaving your only options Delta and United. And now you are competing with the rest of the pack for the same jobs. Military pilots..Captains from JetBlue and Spirit, pilots from Atlas and Omni with 747 type ratings, etc...
Plus the thousands you will spend attending job fairs just for a 5 minute handshake with a recruiter, plus thousands more on interview prep companies...
That's the game most pilots have to play because they have no other choice. But an airline with an enhanced flow and shrinking pilot group like Envoy is good insurance.
That's exactly what I am thinking right now. I wanted to go to envoy before MEC confirmed but then ppl saying flow would take over 10yearz and envoy has long reserve (given the current trend I think it's ok to consider it without offending senior pilots who have been in reserve for years) made me reconsider. hence PSA.
UNTIL I read a resent article about PSA morale is down/AA internal meeting video saying that the flow will be reduced to 5 years soon (for me that'd be about 6.5yr flow I think) and PSA contract prevents their pilots to apply at AA
Now back to Envoy
Seems like while the company is becoming small to its "optimal" size. Some consider it as the company fm going down.
Do you know much about DFW and ny base? Reserve time. Which planes etc. I'll be commuting from KFLL.
Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.