Originally Posted by
Out West
Changing question streams again, based on new reading.
It never crossed my mind that this would be a thing, but what are the thoughts from those actually *at* an AA wholly owned right now on qualified pilots being held at said regional to normal flow timing even with an active app to mainline AA?
Background - I'm mil and soon to be retiring. With all fighter time, I have the magic stupid numbers of >1000 ME jet PIC, but less than 1500 TT. So, restricted ATP (~1300TT with no mil sortie multiplier) and not expecting a call from mainline until I change those numbers. Easy answer - regional. Gets me into the 121 game, more/broader experience, and then have an actually competitive app. Similar folks are starting to hear that getting into a wholly owned regional basically makes your app N/A to mainline until it's your time to flow at 3 or 5 or eleventy years.
True?
Not true at all. I know several people who were at Envoy who have gotten hired off the street in the last couple of years. All have had something on their app that helped them get hired. Whether it be an internship at AA in the past, having female genitalia, former military, other connections at AA, you've got to have something to make your app stand out. Flying for the military will definitely help your case in getting hired off of the street.