• All Envoy new hire pilots receive a sign-on bonus totaling $18,000; $10,000 after completion of Initial Operating Experience (IOE) and $8,000 after completion of 1 year. Envoy also partners with dozens of Universities and Flight Schools, offering a Cadet Program to help aspiring pilots transition from the classroom to the flight deck.
• Near-Entry Captains can earn an additional $23,000 with 500 hours or more of Part 121 or Part 125 time. Visit jobs.envoyair.com/dec for more information.
• Envoy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group, with headquarters and training facility in Irving, Texas (DFW area)
• From 2010 to 2018, Envoy flow-through pilots have made up about 56% of all American Airlines new hires
• At this point in time, new hires should expect to flow in 5.5 - 6 years.
• With more than 17,000 employees, Envoy operates more than 175 aircraft on about 1,000 flights per day to 150 destinations throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas.
• Envoy operates an all-jet fleet comprised of Embraer 175, 145 and 140 aircraft
• American Airlines will add 40 more 76-seat, two-class Embraer 175 aircraft to the Envoy fleet from late 2018 to mid-2020. The E175 fleet will nearly double from 44 to 84 jets.
• Envoy covers the cost of the ATP-CTP course for candidates needing to complete the exam prior to training.
• Rotor Transition Program (RTP) available for military rotor-wing pilots transitioning to a career in commercial aviation. Pilots train at Coast Flight Training in San Diego, Calif., San Marcos, Tex., Fort Rucker, Ala., and Washington D.C. All RTP pilot trainees are eligible to receive financial assistance from Envoy and Coast Flight Training.
• Envoy maintains crew bases at the hubs they share with American Airlines in Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago (ORD), New York (LGA), and Miami (MIA). Envoy also offers one of the most generous commuting policies in the industry. Commuting pilots receive four company-paid hotels per month at the beginning or end of their trip and schedule flexibility up to six times in a rolling 12-month period, if they experience difficulty with their commute. Pilots awarded LGA in training, they will receive unlimited commuter hotels as well as positive space travel to and from work for the first three months after training.
• All Envoy employees are eligible for American Airlines Group Profit Sharing Plan, as well as monthly performance bonuses of up to $100, based on meeting key operational targets.
• All Envoy employees are given flight privileges on American Airlines mainline and regional flights for them, their families and friends. Standby priority is based off of check-in time.
• Envoy provides complimentary Global Entry/TSA Pre-Check access to all crewmembers.
• ATA code: MQ; ICAO code: ENY; ATC callsign “Envoy”
• This page last updated: January 2, 2020 (Quicktake)

No training contract required. Planning to hire at least 650 pilots for 2017.

Up to $18,000 signing bonus; $10,000 after completion of IOE, $8,000 after one year anniversary with a two year commitment

Envoy provides the ATP-CTP course for pilot candidates to take the ATP written knowledge exam (including travel and hotel accommodations).

First Officer Minimum Qualifications:

• Commercial Pilot Certificate with multiengine and instrument ratings
• Within one year of achieving ATP or R-ATP flight experience minimums

Military aviators qualify for the lowest minimum R-ATP certificate at just 750 hours total time and 250 fixed-wing PIC

Flow-through to American Airlines:
All Envoy pilots are eligible for seniority based, no-interview flow through to American Airlines. The following table outlines the different groups of pilots at Envoy and their corresponding rate of flow to American Airlines, based on their date of hire:

List at ticket counter or gate. May also list: 888-933-5922 (option 3). CASS participant. 

Line-holder guarantee: 72 hours

Reserve guarantee: 75 hours

Pay rates increase by 1% each year beginning DOS+36 months (January 2018)

Envoy uses seniority-based pay banding for captains regardless of actual aircraft flown (i.e. E175 pay band and EMB pay band).  The size of the pay band is determined by the staffing required for the number of aircraft within the band.

Most junior captain: 

EMB-145:

MIA Nov 2017
LGA June 2019
ORD April 2019
DFW July 2018

ERJ-175:

ORD Jul 2018
DFW May 2018

First Officers are currently able to hold any base within 5 months of Date of Hire on the EMB145

$1.90/hour