A tough choice... ASA or Eagle

[Biatch5]

Agreed, there are much better regionals to chose from.

shut up you pft dork

 

[$$$4nothin]

easy decision

Go to Eagle and LIVE AT HOME FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS THAT ARE HOLY. In a year when nothing has changed at Eagle get on with CHQ. This will put you at a 2.5 year upgrade from now. And you will never have to commute.

 

[PacoPollo]

Burt,


Anywhere you choose to go in aviation is a crap-shoot,
and AA isn't all that healthy...

good luck

Oh so United, Delta, Northwest are?

 

[gordon24]

Agreed, there are much better regionals to chose from.

And you know this from your vast level of experience. F#$ing moron.

 

[Swaayze]

I left (5 mos at) ASA for Eagle last fall. Eagle is a better company IMO, but I did it strictly for the ability to be based in DFW. Upgrade is not really a huge concern for me (though $$ is very tight) as my time has come and gone to accrue the magical 1000 (long story, but suffice it to say that my timing sucks and my decisions have not played out as planned/hoped - despite 13 years as an airline pilot I have not yet accrued 1000 turbine PIC).

It depends on your priorities: if you want PIC time and expect to go somewhere else eventually then I'd say ASA - because Eagle is done with new airplanes and even if all the flowbacks (450ish) return quickly it would take a couple of years and you'd still be 1000 pilots from upgrade.

If you want QOL and no commute then go to Eagle and get comfortable in the right seat.


Good luck

 

[Dutch]

Qol

As a disclaimer, I've been at Eagle for a year and am ORD based. I have to disagree that Eagle will automatically give you the better quality of life. Buddies of mine went to CoEx and ASA on the same day I started with Eagle and they both hold hard lines with weekends off. I got the last hard line awarded this month...lots of sit time. Guys a couple numbers below me are on their 12th month on reserve. That said, what happend over the past year may not happen over the upcoming one.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my job (to a degree) and really like the fact that I don't commute. Chicago is a great town but is moving out of the question? If living in ORD outweighs all other considerations then avoid ASA. Commuting sucks, I did it for a couple months and the stress commuting adds is not worth it.

Best of Luck.

 

[Weasil]

QOL may not be the same for one person as it is for another. I live in chicago and If I could be based in ORD instead of commuting I would love it! I would bid reserve and ask to be the last called out if I could... stay home with my boy... it would be great.

 

[labbats]

Sit at home... on reserve... as an Eagle FO... hahahahaha.

 

[Burt Reynolds]

OK, what about this? CRJ or EMJ?

 

[Willy21]

OK, what about this? CRJ or EMJ?

They both have two wings, two motors and pay about the same. (which isn't the best) A flying job is a flying job.

 

[mach zero]

As a former 9 year prisoner of American Eagle, I can honestly say don't go there. You will not upgrade in the forseeable future at that company (no matter what anyone says). They treat their employees like crap, the maintenance sucks, the pass travel is expensive (even though it should be free), there is a terrible relationship with the AA employees, etc. etc. Go do night freight in Lear or Great Lakes or something. While you are sitting long term right seat in that Taco Jet for Eagle, the folks that went to the "less desirable" commuters / freight operators will have upgraded and be in the process of interviewing at majors. It says alot that I know 6 year guys sitting F/O over there (not by choice) who are making in the low 30's and less.

 

[NRHPilot]

As a former 9 year prisoner of American Eagle, I can honestly say don't go there. You will not upgrade in the forseeable future at that company (no matter what anyone says). They treat their employees like crap, the maintenance sucks, the pass travel is expensive (even though it should be free), there is a terrible relationship with the AA employees, etc. etc. Go do night freight in Lear or Great Lakes or something. While you are sitting long term right seat in that Taco Jet for Eagle, the folks that went to the "less desirable" commuters / freight operators will have upgraded and be in the process of interviewing at majors. It says alot that I know 6 year guys sitting F/O over there (not by choice) who are making in the low 30's and less.

The pay could be better this is true. Just as a reference a 5 year Saab FO will make more than 40k with per diem and some OT and I know a 5 year CRJ FO that cleared 46K last year with OT and per diem as well. Not that tough to do. Again not the best pay in the industry but not the worse either.

 

[PacoPollo]

As a former 9 year prisoner of American Eagle, I can honestly say don't go there. You will not upgrade in the forseeable future at that company (no matter what anyone says). They treat their employees like crap, the maintenance sucks, the pass travel is expensive (even though it should be free), there is a terrible relationship with the AA employees, etc. etc. Go do night freight in Lear or Great Lakes or something. While you are sitting long term right seat in that Taco Jet for Eagle, the folks that went to the "less desirable" commuters / freight operators will have upgraded and be in the process of interviewing at majors. It says alot that I know 6 year guys sitting F/O over there (not by choice) who are making in the low 30's and less.

Ahhhh the grass is always greener on the other side mr southwest..