Originally Posted by PilotJ3

If you just want to stay on the west coast go to Skywest...

Now, Eagle it will be in a interesting position in the next six months. Why???

Flow thru will resume soon, and once AA starts hiring there are 824 pilots with preferential hiring. After those 824 goes, all the pilots hired before Oct 11, 2011 have also preferential hiring.

So, if they want to hire 2,500 in the next 5 years like they said last month, 1,250 of those pilots have to be from American Eagle. We have 3,100 pilots in our seniority list, so I guess that our upgrade time will go down quickly in the next 5 years. Also you have to consider those pilots that will leave to somewhere else in the next couple of years.

In my personal opinion, I just started my 3rd year at Eagle and I'm very happy here. I started around being #2900 in out seniority list, and right now I'm in the 2400ish. That's a lot of movement in 2 years, considering we've been in Ch 11 for one whole year.

First year sucks wherever regional you go.

Originally Posted by guidoverduci

Thanks for all the insight guys. Not concerned with upgrade (except the pay I suppose!). Priority number 1 is staying west and avoiding a commute... Although I do know that airlines are volatile and nothing is permanent, Skywest currently gives me that opportunity. Now it's a just a matter of getting an interview!

Originally Posted by Badger7

It's likely that Skywest won't invite you for an interview until you take the written and update your app. I also had my app in a couple of weeks before I took the written, just in case. Three days after I took it I got the "mandatory questions" form, and shortly after I returned it, and interview invite.

Originally Posted by MatchPoint

And if AA cuts you guys more and you're not able to land work with other carriers? Just saying, there are a lot of uncertainties surrounding Eagle right now. I have friends there and wish them the best but Eagles future’s still very unclear.

Also for accuracy sake, if you were hired 2.5 years ago at SkyWest you’d be in the low 2500s with almost 800 behind you. Yes it’s not the 2400’s but it’s roughly the same relative seniority giving list size.

Originally Posted by PilotJ3

There are a lot of uncertainties surrounding any regional. I was just answering his question about why eagle.

It just weird that they want to hire 400 pilots next year while we are losing flying and the ATRs being parked.

I don't have a crystal ball, so time will tell.