Originally Posted by
LT Shiney Sides
Thoughts on Envoy vs Sun Country
Currently i'm about a 3 hour drive from DFW (but have regional service to DFW). I have offers from ExpressJet, Skywest, Envoy, Atlas (maybe ABX and ATI with pending interviews), and Sun Country.
For now a commute is inevitable for all...but Envoy could get me closest to home during training. So really the question I have is; how long should it take to have DFW basing--hope for DFW out of training and if not go get the 73 type and fly for Sun Country for awhile?? 76 or 74 type at the ACMI's? But, Atlas' $1600/mo training pay is a joke and the other ACMI's 16/17 on 13/14 off doesn't present the best QoL...but is it better or worse than regional flying (I know many factors influence this for each of us personally though).
I have competitive numbers for the majors (4000 TT/2000 PIC military flying, clean background, and been available for the last 2 months) but just can't seem to find the phone ringing with one of them on the other end (apps only been in 2-4 months though)). I read a lot how my background shouldn't need more than a touch and go somewhere outside of the majors...or if at all, but it is what it is and it comes down to this; the last paycheck came at the end of last month with the flight hours ~5 months ago...so I need a paycheck, recency and ready to start getting some 121 experience!
TIA for ideas and opinions...open to it all.
ATI has the best pay, working conditions and short upgrade of the ones you listed. ATI will do schedules in two chunks or all at once. The benefit of all at once is a two week vacation every month. Bid right and you’ve got a month off without using vacation time. Sun Country could be good too. With them picking up Amazon flying the upgrades will come down and they’ll have to raise pay to attract more than they currently are. When that happens competition for the job gets harder.
Have you tried Spirit? With your times and military you should be hirable there and they have a DFW base too