Originally Posted by
Cyio
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Excellent post.
I also agree with your assessment --
Just wanted to add, I think Envoy has made huge improvements over the years I have been here, which is great. It doesn't mean they are great yet, but improving. If they could manage 30 a month flow numbers, fix the reserve rules and get those planes from Compass, I think they would be looking highly attractive for a larger pool of pilots.
30 per month flow would likely result in a lot more people staying put until their dream airline calls (or just go to AA). I think, as it stands right now, anyone hired in the past three years is better served by jumping to anywhere to be considered upward career mobility where you could make a full career (e.g. JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant). Obviously your choices will narrow once you get closer to your flow date, but with 1,000 TPIC still being preferred by a lot of the majors, get your time and bounce. Hell, even with a few hundred hours of TPIC, guys are getting picked up at Delta. TPIC isn't everything on a resume.