I understand that management's propensity to outsource flying has largely invalidated the traditional view of regional airlines as a stepping stone to the majors. Changing that misconception would prove beneficial for the industry as a whole, as it would remove the primary motivation to endure the low wages and QOL that regionals offer. However, I believe the situation is similar to the "tragedy of the commons," in that while the very existence of regional airlines decreases demand for pilots at the majors, when majors do hire, they tend to hire a lot of regional pilots. I'd be interested to see how many regional pilots DAL hired in 2010, and how many of their new hires came from corporate or Part 135 backgrounds. I'm sure they hired a lot of military guys; however, military flying spots are exponentially harder to come by than regional jobs. If scope-hawks took over hiring at all the majors and absolutely refused to hire anyone that had ever flown an RJ, I'm guessing young, aspiring airline pilots would think twice about taking a job at a regional. I would be among the sacrificial lambs in such a scenario, which I don't believe would be feasible or ethical, but I'm not really sure what would discourage eager, young pilots from taking a job flying RJs.

Thanks. The archives on the site go back to October 2010, but other than that I personally don't have a clue . A post on their Facebook page says "Phase II is advertising to pilots. We are in Phase II right now." For updates, you can add your email to their mailing list or subscribe to their RSS feed -- links for both are on their website.