Originally Posted by
Varsity
The $1,000 per 100 hours isn't pay, it's an advance on your bonus. The travel benefits are valued at $5,000 and you will owe it back if you leave in less than 2 years from indoc or IOE (not sure which one).
It's really a pair of golden handcuffs, Non rev benefits in exchange for a contract.
The relative seniority is a concern. There are a ton of people in the program already who will probably get hired before you, slowing down movement down the road.
EDIT: if you're looking for travel benefits as a CFI, look at air Wisconsin. They have a cadet program with no contract that includes non rev travel and actual pay as opposed to an advance.
The travel benefits as a CFI aren't really a big deal to me. More so the time to get to a major airline. I never really was looking into American down the road, have always been interested in Southwest as an end goal, but I would assume this flow through to American with Envoy would get me to a major quicker than just going to a regional and waiting there to get a chance with Southwest