Originally Posted by
Bruh
I’m transitioning from military to the airlines, so pardon my ignorance. In the case of Envoy, or any other regional, if a pilot wanted to get hired by a major could he just keep applying to the majors (while flying for a regional) rather than waiting for his turn to flow-through? Or, is there something special about waiting for flow-through?
There’s nothing special about waiting and you should most certainly be applying outside the flow. The reality is that, despite what most people like to post, that call from the majors isn’t a guarantee. There are plenty of very experienced regional captains that can attest to that. I always get a kick out of the twenty-something’s fresh off flight instructing that act like it’s below them to have to wait 5-8 years for a guaranteed job at AA. At the end of the day the flow should never be plan A, or maybe even plan B, but it sure is a nice plan C to have in your back pocket.