Originally Posted by
Emma Goldman
When regionals have "bridge programs" or "fast track" deals with universities, then yes, a regional FO is indeed an entry level job and a fresh grad into the right seat of an RJ should make no more than around 20K. The only way a regional would not be entry level is if the mins were raised to at least 2000 hours. That won't happen, so it will remain an entry level job.
And why is that? Why should a pilot out of college start on less than half of the median starting salary for college grads?