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Old 05-10-2019, 03:52 PM
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Jrey78
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Default Regional for ATP then Majors?

I have a question about getting my ATP. I'm a F/A-18 / F-35 guy for the Navy, meet all the wickets for the majors with the exception of my ATP. I don't know much about the airlines because up until now, I haven't placed much consideration into making it a career choice post retirement. So I pose a dumb question that hopefully you much more informed, intelligent, and experienced pilots may talk me out of.

Reading around it would seem that a job with a regional feeder, e.g. PSA, will pay for your ATP and subsequently flow their pilots to the AA. It also would seem that through compensation, first year pay would be that of year one FO pay at AA. What I don't know is:

1. Could a pilot meeting the requirements for a major airline, then flow through their feeder, say in like a few months or do you have to wait a few years?
2. As far as pay is concerned, would there be credit given for time "served" at the regional? Say FO year 2 pay vice the year 1 pay jumping from a PSA to AA?

Just curious.
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