Originally Posted by eaglefly

They salivate for quick upgrades and then after 5-10 years, as RJ captains, they complain they aren't making decent money compared to most of their college buddies that went into other fields and make a lot more then them. They complain there are no jobs at United or Delta, etc. and that they are "stuck" at the regionals.

All the while never realizing that the philosophy of "more RJ's and quick upgrades" just imprisons them in the jail they made for themselves. As long as there are hungry, debt-ridden, SJS-infected pilots out there, managements will see that as an increasingly cheaper option to place more flying, thus hardening their own prison keys.