Originally Posted by
Atlasvet
That advice may be valid, however at least some of the regionals have delays as long if not longer then ours.
I don’t doubt that, but it is the exception rather than the rule.
Irrespective of that, the issue is more the average flight time that a pilot will gain at a regional vs a 737 slot at Atlas. The Atlas 737 pilots fly 30-50 hours a month. Sometimes less, very rarely more. Most regional pilots will have the ability to fly up to the maximum weekly/monthly/annual limits legally allowed if they so choose. That would make for much faster career advancement than an Atlas 737 position.
Atlas has a place in the market…but it’s not for pilots looking to build time/experience quickly and then move on to other companies, such as Legacy carriers, FedEx, UPS, etc..