Originally Posted by
PPSS
ok I see. Good to know the inside story. Hard to find things out sitting here in Australia. Can I ask it is a common practice for people to leave after first year at a company? I hear the turnover is very high in the US?
Basically all the US pilots have their apps out to the majors and FedEx/UPS as soon as they finish IOE, so they'll leave whenever they get the call up. Maybe within a few months, maybe after a few years, all depends on the hiring market which right now is basically at a stand still. If you're looking at coming to the US I'd be getting on a seniority list ASAP. The only options you have are GoJet, ExpressJet, Mesa and CommutAir. Pick the one that has the domicile you want to live in so you don't have to commute to reserve and go with that one (although I wouldn't personally pick GoJet).