Originally Posted by
sealandair
Thanks guys. Not to sell myself short, but I came from the days of post 9/11 and the Great Recession. So it's in my nature to be skeptical and cautious... not pessimistic mind you... just cautious. Some of my friends threw in the towel.. so did I for 10 years but I'm back in the game and flying never left my blood. I'm just going to see how far this takes me.
Could anyone tell me if any of the following airlines would NOT be good choices (assuming I live in base): Horizon, Skywest, Endeavor, Envoy, Republic, Air Wisconsin, PSA. None of these would be considered "toxic" right?
Definitely don’t sell yourself short, especially in this hiring climate. If you want wide body flying you have plenty of time for it. At the Delta expo a few weeks ago fleet planning mentioned that new hires could start going into the 330 when the 330 NEO’s start coming. New guys are already getting the ER’s in some classes. It’s probably not taking guys long to get wide body flying over at UA either. As far as regionals go The only place I would honestly avoid is Horizon. Things seem to be moving slow over there. The lifers at my shop are pretty happy for the most part especially with the new TA that may get passed, but they have been through a lot. I personally wouldn’t get comfortable at any regional. We’re contractors and if mainline doesn’t like how something is being done, or someone can do it cheaper guess who’s getting the boot. Just my .02