Originally Posted by
Otterbox
So you left Endeavor after two weeks because you didn’t like the heritage of their crews? I’m not sure any mid 20s/30s HR professional screening your application is going to understand that... in recent history (since at least 16) Endeavor has been a highly regarded airline on the regional level.
The part I find about your path most intriguing is that XJT was a top regional back in the day and now Endeavor is the top regional for pay/QOL and Republic has a new contract that puts them on parity in two more years.
What I’d worry about with your resume is the appearance of a lack of follow through professionally.
The good news is that most of the regionals you listed are desperate for pilots and will give most anyone a shot at training and let the dice roll.
If you’re even remotely serious about a 121 career I’d probably tell you to stick with the AA Wholly Owned regionals unless you’re going to be content being a regional lifer elsewhere. Unless the pilot shortage gets pretty bad your historical lack of ability to stick it out in 121 jobs is probably going to make a major leery of you unless you have years of solid work history at your next regional... and even then it could be a crap shoot. You probably want to go someplace with a no interview flow through to a major as a backup. The AA Wholly Owneds are the only ones offering that. If you apply to all three, my guess is that one or two will offer you an interview.
One BIG issue I had with END, while in training, the van driver at the "other" hotel was flat out dangerous when driving the hotel van. Once, coming back from the training center, he took a 35mph clover off ramp at 60mph. Threw all the bags off the rack, knocked everyone over and almost rolled the van. Several of us voiced our concern to the hotel mgmt, Yelped a review about their driver, etc.
All of us were contacted by the AssChief and told to remove the reviews or we would lose our positions. It was a matter of us safely getting to/from training that was the issue and they threatened us with our jobs when we voiced the opinion. I'd have to double check, but I heard the van driver was fired shortly after. Not from being reported as unsafe but for actually wrecking.
Also, I started flying 121/135 back when you could hired with 700hrs. The "great recession" had a lot to do with the low times after that as it took me several years to get back on our (my family's) feet. That was rougher than I'd ever wish on my worst enemies.
Anyways, 1100+/-hrs in 121/135. XJT and the 135 gig both ended in furloughs and were outside of my control. The latest two 121 gigs, I honestly should have done more research before attending their class dates. As my wife says about the nursing field, when they start offering sign on bonuses it is just a sign of how bad/poor/(insert something bad) about how the company/management are running the place.
While I am very serious about my career in 121, I am also very serious about which one I go to. Worst case scenario, I stay until retirement. I want to make sure it's a good place to be at for that long. Only get one life. I intend to make the best of it, regardless of how the cards may fall.
Other also, I really appreciate all the info and opinions on this. It is really helping along my research and decision. After reading some pretty disheartening things about ENV, I may actually take them off my list, even though they offer the best flow. That closed thread of Envoy Info where Dacuj threatened the pilot? Yeah, I'll keep looking in to them but that's pretty bad.
Thanks again, everyone.