Originally Posted by
umop apisdn
they definitely have taken E3s in the past.
Make no mistake, the wholly owned carriers offering this carrot might be good for pilots on an E3 who can't go anywhere, but, for the vast majority, these numbers are nothing compared to what you will make spending an extra 3 years at the end of your career at a major that isn't AA.
Australians over here are finding their own ways into green cards, or negotiating E3s flying heavies with cargo carriers or Airbii at LCCs. The days of being stuck at a regional for us are slowly coming to an end.
I thought Piedmont had but didn't want to make a definitive statement...just in case.
And you're certainly right about making more being at a US legacy vs a regional. It's just arithmetic.
Whether "...an E3...can't go anywhere..." or has a shot at something else in the USA, a regional job might be a good step if things aren't offering opportunities Down There at the moment.
Come on up here and take a run at it. Anything you can get from a US regional may help you somehow/somewhere in the future, particularly if it's your first jump into turbojet/airline stuff. That first step is the most difficult.