The really sad part is that many of the pilots (particularly 2007 FO's) went to Republic believing they were going to one of the strongest regionals, one that was growing, with reasonable upgrade time, and strong leadership. What a difference five years make. One of my best friends over there was a Dec. 2007 hire. Had he gone to Compass, he would now be a Captain with a flow through to Delta. If he had gone to Mesa, he would be on the street.

Predicting which regional is the right place to go is kind of like picking which pit bull to bet on in dog fight. None of them are going to be pretty when it is all over, but 50% of them will survive.