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.
Guys have been flowing ever since I came here. I came here because of the flow, thinking it would cause a lot of movement. After we turned down multiple contracts here we are. We are being told that we need to be "the right sized." If anybody knows what that means please chime in. We are still losing 145s to be "right sized". Once we are the right size then yes I believe the quick movement could start to happen.
One thing I've noticed about envoy is that a lot of captains are content on waiting to flow. Most of them live in Dallas, so it makes sense. Although this does slow down captain attrition. Some are motivated to move on, but I would say the majority are not. My point is if you come here banking on the flow, and suddenly for whatever reason the flow is stopped you could be stuck. I'm not saying don't come to envoy, but it's no guarantee like every where else. If the flow continues we will be in good shape.
This vacancy bid defiantly helps the guys that have been stuck on reserve for 3 years or more. We will see how junior it goes.