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Guaranteed flow through to a major?
How long have you been in this business !
Nothing is guaranteed ever.
When they tell you it is, they are lying.
Why would they lie?
To keep you in your place.
Now lets assume you get a regional job at a flow through to just one carrier.
Lets say your upgrade takes three years, and your lucky number takes another four.
Then that's been seven of waiting in a job you out grew many years before.
Do you turn down a job offer with a decent major like Southwest, JetBlue or Alaska?
Now you really do have all your eggs in one basket.
Now let's consider all the things that can, and do go wrong with that plan.
1/ Your company falls out of favor by the FAA.
2/ Your company falls out with the parent company.
3/ The parent company decides to close your airline or consolidate them.
4/ The parent company closes your hub
5/ A bidding war erupts between the regionals. First you take a pay cut, and then get downgraded.
6/ The parent company stops hiring.
7/ The parent company furloughs, and their people flow back on top of you.
Maybe you can think of a hundred and one more things that can and will happen.
Or you could do what I would.
Get a ATP and some airline training and experience and then move on.
I would rather spend my time at a supplemental carrier than a regional.
I think things will happen faster, you'll have more fun and make more money doing so.
No sh*t Sherlock, thanks for being captain obvious.
Wholly owned with a flow is great insurance. Of course everyone is also looking elsewhere other than where the flow leads. Sure is a nice insurance plan though compared to being at Skywest or wherever that have been there 15+ years not getting calls by majors at all.
Lots of guys leaving for other legacy gigs outside of the flow, those that aren’t are within 12 months of flowing