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#1171
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Joined APC: Aug 2008
Position: forever fo
Posts: 2,413
The flying has longer legs, fewer legs per day and higher credit. LGA emj has the best value system wide. Tons of Miami flying. Most trips go lga CVG mia day 1 Mia tlh Mia pit day 2, pit JFK orf Mia d3, Mia IND LGA d4 for an example. LGA has 35 min taxi for any leg going or coming to LGA so the values are much better even a short hop to orf is blocked at 1.35 and we do a good chunk of the JFK fly through which has the same. Otherwise we are flying the bulk of Miami which is 2-3 hours each way. It's a completely different job vs DFW/Ord (ESP Ord).
Almost all the captains in LGA will be 2008-2012 hires so your going to be flying mainly with guys in their early 30s. Also the NY base has always had a great and friendly culture. Egos aren't welcome.
#1172
On Reserve
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 24
Some of the captains I fly with have this opinion as well, but none of the guys looking to come to envoy are basing their decision on "management closed bases screwing some people over a few years ago." That's in the past. It's the airline business, you're going to get screwed over eventually. The CRj schedules may be like that, but my 175 line for next month is 13 days off with all 4 day on, 3 day off. I was on reserve for one month. I live at base, fly the 175, I get paid just as much as guys at the other regionals, and my career is pretty much set. By the way, I got hired last spring before the higher bonuses were rolled out. I signed a contract for a $5k bonus. They basically ripped it up, gave me the $15k bonus, and I get the quarterly retention bonus as well. I'm happier than a pig in sh*t at envoy. Sure you have historical grievances and I understand, I would too if I were in your position. But historical grievances have nothing to do with new hires right now. For a new hire, envoy is pretty much the best place to be.
#1174
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Joined APC: Nov 2013
Posts: 854
Come fly with ORD 145 pilots. Morale is down with the forced tdy, base shrinking, terrible schedules, along with the punitive missed assignments for fatigue calls, and the pressure to fly sick.
#1176
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Joined APC: May 2016
Posts: 1,609
Some of the captains I fly with have this opinion as well, but none of the guys looking to come to envoy are basing their decision on "management closed bases screwing some people over a few years ago." That's in the past. It's the airline business, you're going to get screwed over eventually. The CRj schedules may be like that, but my 175 line for next month is 13 days off with all 4 day on, 3 day off. I was on reserve for one month. I live at base, fly the 175, I get paid just as much as guys at the other regionals, and my career is pretty much set. By the way, I got hired last spring before the higher bonuses were rolled out. I signed a contract for a $5k bonus. They basically ripped it up, gave me the $15k bonus, and I get the quarterly retention bonus as well. I'm happier than a pig in sh*t at envoy. Sure you have historical grievances and I understand, I would too if I were in your position. But historical grievances have nothing to do with new hires right now. For a new hire, envoy is pretty much the best place to be.
Compared to guys around my seniority (3yr). Only able to hold junior lines/senior reserve. However, once these new guys get off IOE and start transferring down here to DFW I look for things to get better. Compared to your situation where you will "stagnate" as a senior FO(which isn't a bad place to be). Unfortunately there is going to be cyclical movements in this company where one group does better than other groups. And some groups suffer drastically.
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#1178
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Joined APC: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,523
#1179
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Joined APC: Feb 2017
Posts: 20
You my friend (April 2016 NH) hit the jackpot at Envoy. You had your choice of base and equipment. Your experience here will be match by NO ONE else. One month out of IOE you were holding a line in DFW. Less than one year from date of hire you are bidding top 30%ish in DFW. Guys getting hired right now are going to have it good but no where near what you had.
Compared to guys around my seniority (3yr). Only able to hold junior lines/senior reserve. However, once these new guys get off IOE and start transferring down here to DFW I look for things to get better. Compared to your situation where you will "stagnate" as a senior FO(which isn't a bad place to be). Unfortunately there is going to be cyclical movements in this company where one group does better than other groups. And some groups suffer drastically.
Compared to guys around my seniority (3yr). Only able to hold junior lines/senior reserve. However, once these new guys get off IOE and start transferring down here to DFW I look for things to get better. Compared to your situation where you will "stagnate" as a senior FO(which isn't a bad place to be). Unfortunately there is going to be cyclical movements in this company where one group does better than other groups. And some groups suffer drastically.
For older guys that are planning on staying at a regional, maybe envoy isn't the best place to be, that's a decision they're going to have to make. But for someone that is 25 years old, they have 40 years of an airline pilot career ahead of them, maybe more because who knows what healthcare is going to look like in 40 years? Maybe they raise the mandatory retirement age. But the point is that if you're young, playing the long game is better. Getting to an AAG wholly owned and if you so choose, taking yourself out of the pool of tens of thousands of regional and military pilots competing for coveted major jobs in favor of flowing to a legacy carrier is the obvious choice. Who cares what the first six years look like if you hit career jackpot for the next 34?
#1180
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Position: Violin on the Envoy-tanic
Posts: 175
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