I would disagree. Many of the Captains that I flew with when I was a new hire were in the 6-10 year mark. Now, 6 years later when I talk to them, most are looking to leave when the "big suck" comes. Most of my peers are looking to leave as well. Perhaps the majority of the 15+ (probably closer to 20+) Captains want to stay but anyone that I talk to with extended reserve time under their belt here seem to want to move on and many of the line holders that have moved back to sucky 4 day weekend trips (with lowering pay values) or worse back to reserve after 10+ years here are tired. A common theme is "If this is the best my seniority will allow me at SkyWest after XX years, then I may as well leave for a major. My schedule may be about the same, but ultimately I will be paid better for the same crap".

I was about 90% committed to being a lifer here until 2 years ago, now I watch and listen and I'm pretty sure I will leave when the time is right. SkyWest is a good place to be, but the gap between the best regionals and the worse is significantly smaller now than when I joined this industry 6+ years ago.

PS. The current RJ ground school class took their system test on Thursday. Later that evening their domicile awards came out. Everyone was awarded Minneapolis.