Originally Posted by
BalkedLanding
Your goal shouldn't be on what crew bases the regional have. You never know what bases the airline would abandon.
Also, the "flow", don't rely on it. One economic downturn, you will be flowing for 10 years. There are some guys (without degrees) who have been hired through the United CPP program, however, it's contingent upon completion of their bachelors.
There's a lot of movement here in Air Wisconsin. You can reach captain upon reaching 1000 hrs SIC. Also, they are lacking CPT and Sim instructors, another pad on your resume if you so desire.
If you need to make more money, we have a lot of open time. There's an FO in Columbia that tries to fly whatever he can legally. He will hit 100k for this year w/o the bonuses.
If the flow is stopped it’s because the whole industry has stopped hiring most likely. An economic downturn is bad for everyone industry-wide and people will be stuck where they’re at for a while. But I agree, a new hire today should only really consider the flow as a tool that generates constant movement off the top of the seniority list. Not as a way to get a legacy job...