Originally Posted by
hhutchens1
I have been in the part 91 corporate world since I left flight school. Made the decision to switch to 121 world recently.
I Currently have:
Commercial
2350 TT
1855 PIC
1121 Multi (75% is PIC turbine/jet)
No ATP CTP or written completed yet.
I have my first baby to be born in 8 weeks so I’m trying to get a base I can get to one way from where I live (Amarillo Tx). That gives me Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and Denver. (PHX and DEN only get a couple flights a day, Dallas and Houston get about 4 a day).
Long story short, I’m struggling with what regional to go with and I need some guidance.
My plan was to go with Envoy, but it’s been over a month since I applied there, have not been called for an interview and am probably going to need to choose someone else if they don’t call in the next month or two. I read a guy applied months ago similar to me and still hasn’t been called for an interview. I’m considering Republic and bidding for Houston once that opens. I’ve heard to stay away from Mesa. Don’t know much about Skywest, Express Jet or TSA. Can someone help point me into the right direction? Give me your opinions. I’m considering all things. Pay, bases, quality of life, everything. Just need some heellllllpppppppp lol.
See PM this date.
This is on today's Republic thread re: Houston:
If IAH is anything like MIA, it will stay junior initially and then become senior as it seems like it will be a good recruiting tool for those that live in Texas. If I recall correctly, MIA was pretty quickly awarded to new hires for about the first year it was open.
As someone else said, a new hire got IAH. The only question is how much it is going to grow as a base. It’s currently just over 20 crews and fully awarded/staffed for its opening in July. This last bid had only 1 vacancy for FO’s in August so there is no initial growth forecasted.