Originally Posted by
Otterbox
Depending on who you talk to re: preojections vs time on property etc. for some people it has been and will be, for other people not so much.
Example: Piedmont pilots with two years on property today are projecting only having another 2-2.5 years until they flow based on attrition and increases flow #s AFTER they got on property. Someone 2 years on property at Envoy today has longer than 2-2.5 years until flow. New Hires at PDT today will most likely have a longer flow than 4-4.5 years due to the number of people ahead of them and their flow being approx 10% of the pilot group per year.
Both Companies are advertising approximatelt a 5 year flow for new hires. I would personally do career planning based on a 7 year flow.
Envoy is going to flow a higher % of its pilots then PDT per year. So all things being equal on paper Envoys flow is faster in a side by side comparison.
But things aren't equal. PDT has a much higher % of its pilots not flowing to AA compared to Envoy. Envoy could flow 50% of each new hire class but it's likely to be limited to 30 per month unless NHs continue to show up. Other factors will impact flow time but it's hard to say who for.
So, who will win in a race? Will the PDT guys start choosing to flow instead of passing it up? Will more Envoy guys pass up flow, get hired at DAL or United or where ever?
I'll Second the advice that the guy before said about commuting and living in base. Good Luck.