Originally Posted by
TipTanks
The only thing I would add--consider looking at the airline cadet programs. JetBlue, American, Southwest all have cadet programs that provide good training (arguably better than ATP) and have a pathway to a job at a major.
In the current hiring environment it doesn't matter, but if COVID 2023 comes around, you would expect that they would try to honor commitments to their cadets before they hire off the street.
Make sure you understand the timeline cost of any of those you consider... you don't want to be locked into a slower path to a seniority number at a legacy (somebody that young should be shooting for a legacy in this climate IMO).
The "guaranteed" pathways normally come with some obligated service at the regional feeder, in exchange for that you can be lazy and coast until your number comes up. If you hustle, you can probably get a legacy number sooner on your own.