Originally Posted by
Amansworld
Still about 4.5 years.
Kalitta, Omni, Western Global
Home based, no jumpseat to work, real tickets & you keep travel miles
No crashpads, ever
You keep most hotel points
Upgrades 2-4 years on heavy equipment
Livable wages right off the bat, make over $110k-$120k first year easilly.
KCM & CASS
Jumpseat Agreements with most carriers
12 year hourly pay at all three now equal to or better than at most legacies. The big shortcoming is no direct 14%-16% contribution, just company matches. 16-18 days a month, either in one chunk or two. Makes taking a month off easy by creative bidding without using a single vacation day.
Unless you’re going to live in base for a legacy, the few ACMI’s I just listed are a decent QOL, no commuting headaches or stress, and very decent pay. When you do apply to AA-UA-DL-UPS-FedEx it won’t be as one of the thousands of regional captains.... it will be as a heavy pilot with global experience.
Just food for thought. There are good and bad with every airline. At Envoy, it’s the abusive treatment by a management team that just doesn’t care.