Originally Posted by
Meow1215
9E is a commuter airline, if you can’t get on your first flight to work - as long as number 2 is a DAL flight, company buys you a ticket to work. Not sure where your commuting from, but it could be a major challenge actually getting to your base. Check out passrider.com, see what your commuting airlines are and how frequent they go. Check for each base for each airline.
Can you reasonably commute to Republic bases? Endeavor bases?
Lose the shiny jet syndrome, you don’t get brownie points anywhere for wing mounted engine time - one exception might be China I suppose.
If DAL is your endgame, 9E has the highest rate of pilots to DAL from a regional. May be worth the gamble. It is not however guaranteed.
From where I’ll be commuting I have tons of flights daily to NY and ATL (7+) solely from Delta is 4 direct flights a day. It is awesome that 9E will buy you a ticket if you can’t jumpseat I think that is one of the reasons I would wait until September for my class date.
What I’m afraid of is I finish training by late December, will hit the line by January and I would like to complete my 100 hours of consolidation before leaving to Ft. Rucker AL in late May. Do you think it’s possible to achieve the consolidation hours in that 4 month window (January-May)?