Originally Posted by
CaseTractor
Any trend of where the majority of DECS are coming from?
I can’t Imagine where since all the other places have raises in place, or there are other competitive places to go as a DEC…. Ie LCC, ULCC, Legacy, cargo or just about anywhere, other regionals included. In other words, if qualified as a DEC for envoy, you are also qualified to work at literally most other places in the industry.
There will be a handful that DEC makes sense for base, QOL, just want to eventually work for AA, but progression wise for the rest, I do not understand.
this is not 5 years ago when the TPIC was a hard fast requirement.
Everyone's circumstances are different. It doesn't make it right or wrong to become a DEC somewhere. While I didn't speak with everyone in the room there were some former ExpressJet guys, some coming out of retirement and some jumping ship from other regionals.
ULCC doesn't work for me. I think it is a great option for others. I am not saying you are judging folk's decisions. It doesn't matter to me.
I have been in the industry long enough to see it change over and over again for better or worse. Kudos to the 1-2 year FO's that can make the jump to a major. This simply did not exist decades ago. Be grateful and humble if "you" end up being one of the few whose career is a straight line upwards.