Originally Posted by
THKooj
Wow, some very interesting commentary. You spend a lot of time pontificating on how AA is the best but then go on to state that you would never choose an AA regional. Why? You state above that one has the flow in their back pocket. Why wouldn't a candidate go to an AA regional and do just that while applying elsewhere if they so desire? I do agree on one thing wholeheartedly that you mention and that's AA is far and away light years better than Omni.
Not quite. You need to read it again without your Kool-Aid induced buzz.
1st. He didn't say AA is the best. AA is not the best... doubtful it is even top 5. Yes it is a legacy. It is a career destination, but it is not the best. Is it better than Omni, yes... but that's not what we are talking about.
2nd. Why wouldn't a candidate go to an AA regional? Well, there's our substandard work rules, huge reserve population, inefficient and inflexible schedules, hostile management, overall poor QOL, low bottom line pay, and slow though steady advancement just for starters..
If you are open to other career destinations... you will build hours and upgrade faster at many other regionals. You'll probably make more money and have more time off at other regionals.
The question on the table is Omni/K4 vs Envoy for 3 years. The only upside to Envoy, assuming he already has 1000 hours PIC, is that AA is about 3 years away. We don't have a crystal ball, and we don't know what is going through recruiters heads. If he goes to K4, and a year later gets hired by UPS, we'll say he made a great decision. If he goes to Omni and gets hired by Delta in 4 years, we'll say he made a great decision (3 years better QOL Envoy vs Omni... lifetime Delta over AA). If he becomes an Omni lifer, then he'll be kicking himself over this decision.