Originally Posted by
CaseTractor
Apologies for the tone of my previous post. In no way am I asking anyone to specially justify the reason why DEC at Envoy is right for them right now. It’s a good company flying great equipment and I value every hour I spent there. I also had a long rough road that led me there; timing and circumstances were not exactly optimal in my case either.
I am asking, generally speaking, who (backgrounds) are the DECs? Some have answered the why for them specifically, and I fully support those that do what is right for them.
More specifically, the qualified applicants for the majority of 121 jobs are dwindling. I am surprised Envoy is finding them. Genuine curiosity where they are coming from.
Congrats to all who found this to be a great deal, I am happy for you, and it is a good deal. I’m not trying to start the topic at all of why any individual would choose Envoy, just generally where the DECs are coming from…. Currently flying regional pilots, or a completely other category?
My guess, and this is only a guess based on the aforementioned gray hair in the room yesterday, is a lot of us are coming out of retirement, or coming back to 121 after leaving for corporate/135 gigs that aren't as lucrative. At least one guy was within 5 years of mandatory retirement yesterday. I did hear from a couple who were transitioning from another regional, but I think they're the smaller number in the group.