I currently have offers on the table from Envoy and Republic and have been debating back and forth over which to go with.

I was strongly leaning towards Envoy until last week's announcement, which now has me wondering about the future of the company and whether I'd be able to actually fly much.

At this point, is there any reason at all why I should still consider choosing Envoy over Republic? I like the company better but I don't want to jump on a sinking ship either....

 

If your ultimate goal is a major, then go to a regional with a flow-thru to a major. EtD would be a great deal for you.

 

There was a recent new hire at United with 1750 hours. His background was F18s and I'm sure other things. Based on being P3s and T6s, 2000 may not be competitive enough on its own. You didn't mention any other good stuff like IP, safety, and other things besides flight time which can factor into your competitive level for a major. Also, if the P3 time was as aircraft commander, then you're already almost there.

If you want NYC, Republic is hiring into both the E170 and Q400 classes out of EWR. They have been known to open and close bases but EWR will likely stay for a while. Envoy is a proud company but there's been very little good news over the last 3 years really. I don't think PSA is gonna be able to handle becoming 2.5 times it's size in such a short time so they may not get as many airplanes as announced. Whether they stay at Envoy I don't know. I will agree that not commuting is the biggest factor to how good your time at a regional will be. Even a slightly crappier contract might be better than commuting to a good one.

 

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Fly Guy,

Keep interviewing and wait for a better offer. There are scores of people that have "jumped ship" to Republic only to leave shortly after.

You've been well warned about Republic and it keeps getting worse. Don't do it.

 

Fly a desk or join the reserve/guard (full time till you get your 20 year pension).... if you have such a burning desire to work at the regionals, you will need that full military retirement to afford to do so...

 

No hooker is worth the StD....

 

I know of 3 pilots just at CommutAir who left Republic shortly after being hired because it was such a cluster. One of our guys was a captain, left C5 for the "jet time" and ended up coming back to C5 as a new-hire FO. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about Republic, I don't know what would.

 

I have no info on the Q, but if we're talking E-jets, I really wouldn't count on that.

 

Except Mesa is pulling out of CLT they will only be IAD on the east coast