Originally Posted by
Pedro4President
Pay is a wash. The majority of pilots will likely make similar incomes. Then there are the outliers. These are the guys really working the system to make the most money. I think PDT will likely have the edge here. As an FO this year I have made 49k year to date.
Flow time shouldn't be factored in to your decision because you will likely get hired outside the flow. Anyone tells you you are flowing in 5-6 is flat out lying to you.
The ONLY small advantage Envoy has on flow is the attrition factor.
QOL is Envoy hands down. There are few airlines Envoy can say about this but expect about two - five days off per month more at Envoy.
You really can't make a bad decision here with either airline. The guys last sentence sums up everything.
I can see getting hired outside of the flow to a LCC but do you think that that the same is really true for the legacy carriers? It was my impression that at least at AA, that non-military, OTS hires only make up a small fraction of each new hire class. In your vision of getting hired outside of the flow, how do you see this all going down for someone at a WO?