I live just north of DFW and have commuted to both TYS and DCA. It’s not a bad commute. 5 flights a day going to TYS. Even got a 319 doing one of those legs next month. I was at PSA before moving to Dallas though so YMMV.

Good thing is you can one leg commute to any PSA base from DFW.

 

Definitely SkyWest

 

For the love of GOD whatever you do be based in DFW... I can't tell you how MISERABLE commuting is. I live in base now and it's like a completely different job. Instead of 4 day trips I bid 1 day trips where I'm home and see my family EVERY day of the month. Incredible...

Envoy, Skywest, and Mesa have bases in DFW. Envoy is obviously AAs crown jewel premier regional and it will always have a home in DFW. Mesa is the next largest airline but it is not a wholly owned like Envoy and AA has been very unhappy with their performance as of recent even threatening to remove 4 airplanes from contract as early as the September if they don't improve. Skywest has a decent although significantly smaller presence in DFW compared to Envoy and Mesa and is only operating on a 4 year contract there which it's alittle more than 6 months into. Their performance has been good so the liklyhood of them staying is decent but nothing is ever certain at an airline let alone regionals. If pay is what matters most to you Skywest may be the way to go. Overall options for fleet types, career stability and security with a guaranteed flow (someday) to a major Envoy is your choice. Can't say I'd recommend Mesa for anything other than an emergency backup incase skywest or envoy don't bite which the only case would be a spotty past record. Good luck! Welcome to the jungle!

 

DCA isn't a terrible a commute out of the metroplex. I didn't read the wall of text above but it looked pretty miserable. Commuting isn't great but holding DFW at envoy is going to take a while. Mesa is trash and who knows about skyweezy. My 2 cents.

 

Not true. Had an envoy newhire in the jumpseat a few weeks ago. Was still in Sims and had already been assigned the 175 in DFW off the bat.

 

News flash dorkwood.

Not everyone gets the 175. You have almost no control over what aircraft you are assigned at Envoy. If you’re not a cadet, you’re not getting the 175, even then, there have been all 145 classes..

It will take a while to hold the 145 in dfw, plus it’s shrinking. CRJ doesn’t even have a dfw base..

 

Since you aren't keen on reading or following a forum I figure I'll help you out. Hopefully you don't actually fly because your comprehensive skills leave much to be desired. I NEVER spoke to someone having control of what airplane they have or what the odds were. All I stated was a fact. I had an envoy newhire in the jumpseat who was given the 175 in DFW off the bat. Didn't say anyone should expect that. Didn't say it was typical. Again. Just stated a fact. Thanks for the comment tho, Dorkwood.

 

[QUOTE=Lostbaggage;2815766]Since you aren't keen on reading or following a forum I figure I'll help you out. Hopefully you don't actually fly because your comprehensive skills leave much to be desired. I NEVER spoke to someone having control of what airplane they have or what the odds were. All I stated was a fact. I had an envoy newhire in the jumpseat who was given the 175 in DFW off the bat. Didn't say anyone should expect that. Didn't say it was typical. Again. Just stated a fact. Thanks for the comment tho, Dorkwood. [/QUOTE

I think you meant comprehension, words matter, hopefully you’re not flying because APC keyboard warrior stuff. A sample size of one on the 175. Cherry picked “fact” is cherry picked.

 

Tough call. No DFW guarantee but driving to work sure beats a pay increase IMO.

 

To imply the fact is cherry picked would mean I went out to find it. I didn't pick the fact. I was told the fact. Gotta love all of this envoy professionalism. They really seem to favor employing the mouthy dorks from Embry riddle.