Originally Posted by
BoardPilot
I'll check into those. I've looked briefly at Cathay, but I thought they wanted lots of hours, unless I missed something. I'm at 1400 tt and 550 multi. My wife would like to stay close to family (California) but likes to travel. She knew what she was in for when we got married, so I'm lucky she is so supportive. We have some friends in the Dallas area, so the DFW base for American Eagle would be nice.
San Juan with kids could be really good or bad, depending on how old they are. If they're school-age, going there for a year might be really hard on them, as it would be a huge adjustment. You could probably get MIA almost immediately, so moving to FL and just commuting to SJU until you can hold MIA might not be a bad way to go.
If your wife wants to stay in CA, Skywest would definately be the place to try to get on. Better QOL than Eagle, much quicker upgrade, better FO pay after the first year.