Originally Posted by
6ix9ineYearFlow
Asking for a friend.
If you're a senior FO at PSA, does it make sense to leave to fly cargo for Atlas Air or any other ACMI carrier? The original goal was to make captain at PSA to start banking PIC time, but lateraling elsewhere for a new type and international experience may be more appealing if the fallout from COVID-19 continues beyond the fall.
I guess it ultimately comes down to how soon one predicts things will recover and what the effects on PSA or AA are for that matter.
If they’re a FO at PSA, they probably still have a while to flow. There won’t be much movement on the seniority list until 2022/2023 when everyone starts hiring en mass again if the projections are correct.
It wouldn’t hurt to drop applications in at the ACMIs and consider going if receiving a CJO.
I know several folks who went RJ FO to Atlas FO to LCC FO and even one hired at DAL without ever upgrading at any of the airlines. 1000hrs of Wide body and international experience over the next 3 years will help the resume more than another 1000hrs of RJ SIC time if they decide to go and if they can probably go back to being an RJ CA under a DEC program in a few years if they miss it.
If they’re senior enough to upgrade at PSA it could be a different discussion if upgrades restart before they get an ACMI CJO.