american eagle or airmidwest

[cbogacz]

Got hired at eagle and airmidwest flyin the 1900 which one would you guys pick. I know upgrade sucks at eagle but thats not really a huge deal to me and I know qol is really bad at airmidwest. My class date at airmidwest is on the 11th and at eagle it will be late june thanks in advancefor the feedback

 

[AdamKooper]

Got hired at eagle and airmidwest flyin the 1900 which one would you guys pick. I know upgrade sucks at eagle but thats not really a huge deal to me and I know qol is really bad at airmidwest. My class date at airmidwest is on the 11th and at eagle it will be late june thanks in advancefor the feedback

Eagle.
Air Midwest is Owned by Mesa.

 

[TEXAN AVIATOR]

I'd take QOL over anything else.

 

[brokeflyer]

I'd quit both of them...unless you want to get unemployment pay....

 

[Cloudroller]

Go to Air Midwest - you will upgrade fast, and can move on. Eagle is a dead end.

 

[WSurf]

I'd take QOL over anything else.

Yea.... Like don't get involed with aviation and you'll have a better life!!!

 

[Stinkbug]

I know upgrade sucks at eagle but thats not really a huge deal to me and I know qol is really bad at airmidwest.

Actually I thought QOL was pretty decent at Air Midwest...but I lived at my base. Worked about five days a week, slept in my own bed at night, and had a good time flying a fun (albeit worn-out) airplane. Talk to some pilots that are still there to get a more current scoop, but I wouldn't dismiss it too hastily.

 

[Mike man]

Don't they have like 100 bases? Good luck commuting to Fartinthewind, MT.

QOL is hands down the most important thing. Someone said you can upgrade quickly and move on...where is everyone going?

 

[amcnd]

Air Midwest. I spent 6 years at Eagle and it did me no good. Love my new job. The only time to go to Eagle is when AA recalls there pilots... and we know it will be a while for that!

 

[Quiet Flight]

Air Midwest. Get your required time in the logbook now. Worry about QOL later. You're young (I'm assuming) and have plenty of time to worry about QOL later. PIC time is the most coveted time in this whole game for someone trying to advance their career and you will get it 10x faster at MESA/Air Midwest. Eagle is a great place place to join today if QOL matters most (it shouldn't if you are just starting out) and a loooong upgrade are your career goals.

Just my $.02

 

["Luke"]

Go to AirMidwest. I heard they are going to buy Comair and branch off of Mesa to do operations in China. Quick upgrade.

If you want to be a FO for half your life, go to Eagle.

 

[psysicx]

How often do they make you change bases?

 

[blingair]

Yea.... Like don't get involed with aviation and you'll have a better life!!!

Some of the best advice I've heard in a while.

 

[Holy Shiite]

Some of the best advice I've heard in a while.

I would run away from this business as fast as you can. Low wages, no QOL,
away from home more than half the time so look forward to at least 1 divorce,
no retirement, blah,blah,blah. But I'm sure you will be with a Major within 3 years and living the dream right? I would recommened the medical field or go into business for yourself or the Military. Don't beat yourself up buddy. I'm sure you "love to fly" but that love will be gone after getting hosed for a few years.

HS

 

[patriot88]

if PIC is all that matters to you and you want to help drive the industry further down go to AMW/Mesa

if working for a company that will give you good equipment, pay and QOL then Eagle is the place.

depends on you........a number of the captains I fly with when asked where they got their experience, go fetal and hide in the corner when they have to say mesa.

I don't ever want to be embarrassed of where I have worked....I would feel shameful going to Mesa "just to get PIC" time.

 

[dogtown]

I would run away from this business as fast as you can. Low wages, no QOL,
away from home more than half the time so look forward to at least 1 divorce,
no retirement, blah,blah,blah. But I'm sure you will be with a Major within 3 years and living the dream right? I would recommened the medical field or go into business for yourself or the Military. Don't beat yourself up buddy. I'm sure you "love to fly" but that love will be gone after getting hosed for a few years.

HS

You know a lot of guys on here say that; some of the people I work with say that. I got to say its getting old. If all you do is bitch about how bad the industry is and how much you job sucks then why don't you take your own advise and quite. Otherwise quite bitching and enjoy your life a little more, (I'm sure who ever you fly with would enjoy it more). Better yet you take all that energy you save and work on making whatever sucks about your job better.

I'm done now.

 

[BoilerUP]

How anybody can compare Air Midwest to Mesa is beyond me. Every 19 seat EAS tprop operator pays garbage (AMW, Colgan, Commutair, Regions, etc etc) and has crummy QOL for commuters. You can also upgrade in 8-18 months at most of these places and after 3 years of beatings have your 1000PIC. If you can't get hired on at a major, you can always go fly corporate or charter and be instantly insurable in any King Air and most other turboprops.

AMW may be owned by MAG, but they are not the same thing...

 

[CitationLover]

AMW may be owned by MAG, but they are not the same thing...

you're right. it's worse.

a jr CA can expect to sit on their arse in PIT or DUJ and fly little.