Originally Posted by
Elevation
People talk line all you need is a degree and a pulse and you will automatically get into a legacy carrier. There are a lot of good, personable, educated pilots here at Atlas with clean records who haven't made it onward yet. 80% of my new hire class is still here. So while hiring is great, the are no guarantees.
Worst case scenario you go to PSA and wind up at A A at 42 years old. That gives you 23 years at American. You can still apply to be a street hire for the entire time that you wait to flow.
This is very true. I have a bachelors degree, 1800 hrs turbine 121, no PIC, clean record, 2 job fairs and can’t get any phone calls not even LCCs carries, which is the reason why I came to Atlas. Now I regret my decision because I could have stayed at my regional, upgrade and get some PIC but is too late. That’s why I found my self in this “dilemma”, trying to decide between Atlas or a regional airline with a guarantee path to a legacy.