Which regional to pick ?
#51
Only upper management knows how fast they’ll go away, but increasing fuel cost and attrition will greatly influence their path. United for instance is supposed to take over 170 deliveries by the end of 2023. The big attrition numbers at the regionals hasn’t really started yet. If fuel prices continue to rise and attrition picks up, the regional model might have to sacrifice pieces to save the whole. Others have a very good chance of just being cut. Air Wisconsin for example only flys 200’s for United and the contract isn’t expected to be renewed when it expires early 2023. Unless they can find another customer for tired 200’s or take over 70/76 seat or the 550 flying currently being done by others, I’d say that going there would be a last resort since the odds of having to start over in a year are pretty good.
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We’ll just have to wait and see. If fuel prices and regional attrition rise significantly, they could be phased out much sooner than originally planned due to cost and inability to staff the flying. If there are more covid lock downs or a major recession, they could be around longer. That 5-6 year timeframe will also depend on which company is considered. I’d expect SkyWest to be flying a few 200’s around in that time, but I wouldn’t bank on Air Wisconsin flying anything after their contract with United expires in just over a year.
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Go to Endeavor,
highest pay rates
Can commute with only one flight no backup required
For now, it’s also a positive space ticket, no non-reving required to and from work.
Flow to Delta, guaranteed attrition from top of list, not just revolving door of reserve CAs leaving, and lineholders staying put. Also opens up LCA and sim instructor jobs. At some carriers those jobs are held by pilots who will never leave and don’t have flow.
Flow also makes all bases viable, nothing is “too senior”.
12 hour reserve call out combined with one flight commute requirement is viable.
Even if you want to move to base, you’ll have options to commute to a quicker upgrade and make 100k.
highest pay rates
Can commute with only one flight no backup required
For now, it’s also a positive space ticket, no non-reving required to and from work.
Flow to Delta, guaranteed attrition from top of list, not just revolving door of reserve CAs leaving, and lineholders staying put. Also opens up LCA and sim instructor jobs. At some carriers those jobs are held by pilots who will never leave and don’t have flow.
Flow also makes all bases viable, nothing is “too senior”.
12 hour reserve call out combined with one flight commute requirement is viable.
Even if you want to move to base, you’ll have options to commute to a quicker upgrade and make 100k.
Make your decision based on what's right for you, but there are a lot better options out there than Endeavor. It's not like the old days when management cared about being (regional) industry leading in how they treat their employees.
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That statement continues to really get thrown around a lot lately, but it’s only partially true. You have the potential to get that if you’re crazy enough to wait around for the flow, but not before. Considering how many pilots are leaving for airlines other than AA, not many people will be seeing it.
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That statement continues to really get thrown around a lot lately, but it’s only partially true. You have the potential to get that if you’re crazy enough to wait around for the flow, but not before. Considering how many pilots are leaving for airlines other than AA, not many people will be seeing it.
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But at least Air Wisconsin will likely go bust and force pilots to get other jobs while there is still a ton of movement.
There might be less opportunity by the time poor decisions catch up with Endeavor?
Thats the only way I can angle his perspective to have any validity.
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there is a reluctance to believe unprecedented changes will happen in the next year. There’s some logic to believing things will keep on as they were “long enough”. Might happen but I don’t think so
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I thought the same, that seems ridiculous.
But at least Air Wisconsin will likely go bust and force pilots to get other jobs while there is still a ton of movement.
There might be less opportunity by the time poor decisions catch up with Endeavor?
Thats the only way I can angle his perspective to have any validity.
But at least Air Wisconsin will likely go bust and force pilots to get other jobs while there is still a ton of movement.
There might be less opportunity by the time poor decisions catch up with Endeavor?
Thats the only way I can angle his perspective to have any validity.
With that all said every single pilot on property has the opportunity to flow to delta so take that as you will.
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