Originally Posted by
SiouxperWild
Exactly! That's why I am trying to get as much information as I can. I know that regionals change extremely rapidly but you are 100% right, I don't want to lock myself down into a company I will not like that could make me miserable. On the flip side, locking down now means increased seniority and all of those other perks so if I lock down now as a pilot with 270 hours than by the time I hit 1000 then I should have better seniority than most people in my class, theoretically.
If you do Skywest's program yes you will have better seniority in your class.
Envoys doesn't work that way. It will still go off age. Literally no point to join Envoys program as a 270 hour pilot. It's shiny jet syndrome to say you're "hired" as an airline pilot while you time build. I will reassure you that if you have a clean record, you'll get hired at whatever regional you want when you hit 1000 hours. Then when you hit 850/900 hours consider all your options. The Envoy program is still there. If you sign the dotted line with them now, you're locked.