Originally Posted by
Saabless
Do the math. With 20-30 pilots/month flowing, there will be quite a bit of movement. If I were coming to the regionals, I would give Envoy some serious consideration. Upgrade time within a few years, then flowing to AA not long after that. Beats flying for Trans States or Mesa for several years, then on to Allegiant or some other lateral move for several more years. Then getting hired by a legacy several years later...if you're lucky enough to get an interview.
There are plenty of people from TSA and Mesa who have gone straight to a legacy. It's literally the same regional as a place like Envoy or PSA just without a flow. The flow would be nice, but it's not like you won't ever get to a legacy from a non-wholly-owned.