Originally Posted by
vdawson
I’d like to be based at DFW, which seems very doable either way. Seems to me SkyWest may have a better reputation for QOL?
With DFW as your goal, go with Envoy. The flow is a guaranteed (unless you screw up something bad).
As soon as you have a minimum number of hours, start applying to AA. In 2017, they hired 9% Civilian Off The Street. As their hiring increased in 2018, they hired 21% Civ OTS. Some of these were from the WOs, some from others. (24% direct Mil OTS and 55% Flows from Wholly Owned.)
That shows, if your goal is AA in DFW, flow is the broadest path. Don’t worry about your age. Mid-40s is just a little above average. How old is too old? I’ve heard of pilots age 63 or 64 getting hired.
My crystal ball says in a few years the average regional pilot will be hired by the majors in 5 years (based on increased hiring needs due to retirements). This is Flows and OTS for all airlines combined.
That will mean 7-8 year Flows will have to change to keep up.