OK so I now work for silver and according to the new staffing bid I will be holding a line when complete. I live at base and there are 70 people in front of me for upgrade.

I now have a offer to fly for MESA on the Ejet in houston(OCT class) I will be 50-60 on seniority FOs for the ejet, so I will hold a line here also. However I will have to commute not so much fun.


I have two questions,

Would I get hired with a Marj. faster if I am flying a ejet or a tprop? I have my 1000 Hours PIC but is all part 91.

Which would you choose and why?

 

Not flaming, but who's to say mesa doesn't meet their contract obligations and they lose the e-jet flying. Not saying they will, just they could. Happend with delta.

 

Happen to MESA with Delta??????????????


Hmmmmm the pay is about the same either way I go.

 

PIC is king.

 

Freedom Airlines....

 

Living in base is priceless!

 

I am sure you will receive more responses than you need to your question, but I'll offer you my .02. First, if you currently have a job flying an airplane and you do not have to commute you are one of the LUCKY few. Commuting is a miserable experience.

Secondly, I don't believe there is a magical formula for getting hired at a Major. I know LCA with well over 10,000 hours TT who are great guys not getting hired and I know guys / gals with 3,000 hours who are getting hired. Some of those guys / gals went straight from flying the B1900D to a major. I don't think jet time is a requirement, but it probably does not hurt.

Finally, I say all of this and I am in the same boat as you. I am an FO trying to figure out how to crack the code on a job at a major. There are approximately 18,000 regional pilots and presumably the majority are doing the same thing we are doing. My perspective is that if you are having fun flying an airplane, able to pay your bills and have a good QOL then stay where you are currently employed...and don't get violated. If you are miserable then a change of scenery (equipment) might be a fun time.

SP35

 

Wow nice fear grenade. "Not flaming".. yeah whatever. Who's to say what will happen at any regional in the future. The next 9/11 could happen tomorrow. Might as well not even get out of bed.

 

I heard United is not happy with it at all.

 

I can't believe I'm saying this but you should stay here at silver.

Damn that was weird to say...