Ask ANY of the more than 900 Republic FO's that are capped out at about $37 and the will tell you to go to Skywest. They all have four or more years, with only about 20 folks leaving above them per month.

The top 500 guys at Republic are lifers that now have a decent quality of life, a decent wage, and don't want to risk furlough. That means you have more than 1,000 FO's waiting for 500 spots - add it up and upgrade is going to be a LONG time at Republic unless the majors start hiring FO's. Some are doing that now but if the shortage really occurs, that is the only way there is going to be movement at RAH.

Go Skywest.