Originally Posted by
CBreezy
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.
You'll still most likely get to a legacy at non wholly owned regionals. Most however end up getting PIC time at regionals after several years then hop over to Spirit or JetBlue, stick it out there for several more years, then get on with a legacy if they're lucky. Envoy gives you a direct faster way to AA and options to apply at other carriers while they're waiting for their flow.