Originally Posted by
UncreativeUser
Not anymore as well. Lots of guys and gals have their apps in last month we lost more than usual, maybe because of the whole AIP thing but I doubt it.
If your west coast then SKW is an obvious choice but to sit here and say to go to a regional that doesn’t offer guaranteed movement is absurd. Very seldom are there guarantees in this industry pilot shortage or not. There’s nothing stopping me from the apps I already have in at all majors. We have rapid upgrades (right at 950 hours), short captain reserve times just like you all do.
It's true upgrade times are short there, aren't they even forcing upgrades? As for the flow at envoy doesn't it decrease after the protected pilots flow? Something like the lesser of 25/month or some formula based on total number of pilots? It is guaranteed movement which is good, but it's slowing down it seems.
I know envoy gets a lot of cadets from places like atp, cti, cae, who go there in lieu of getting a college degree so they're pretty much stuck at envoy until the flow comes. They need more people like you who are applying elsewhere.