Originally Posted by
TonyB
I have a class date with Shuttle on E170 and a Class date for SkyWest on CRJ. I need your help making a decision very soon. I live in LA and I have to commute for both. Please give factual advice, if you have inside knowledge about both companies. More than anything else, I would like to know about the company rules, upgrade time and the future of the companies.
The majority of our (SkyWest) domiciles are in the west. Yes you won't get them right away but we did have a few who were hired in the last 2-3 month get FAT RJ FO. Even if you end up in MSP, ORD or IAH sooner or later you'll get back out west. The shortest upgrade time we have now is the E120 at about 4.5 years but as attrition and hiring pick up that time will fall. If you accept the E120 for upgrade you'll end up on the west coast someplace and might even get LAX.
In short when you take into account pay, work rules, domiciles, culture and Mgt I’d choose SkyWest. Plus there's no way I'd touch the debacle over at RAH, IMO only US Airways has a more unfavorable labor dispute.