Originally Posted by
lightspeed12
I'm confused. I have zero hours and am going to the LIFT academy with the plan of flying with Republic for 5 years and then go to United/Delta/American. Is this Aviate program a faster/better choice for me? Trying to find the fastest path from 0 hours to UA.
If United does what they want to do with this program it will be the primary feeder. In 5 years it may be as difficult to get to United through Republic as it currently is to get to American outside the flow. That’s the whole point of the program. They want more people going to their exclusive carriers. If they don’t stop everyone from flocking to Republic and SkyWest they will be at their mercy. So they are playing the ultimate trump card.