A lateral move is a gamble. What if Eagle keeps all the flying and scope is relaxed and they get even more flying? What if Skywest starts shedding flying? Skywest is just another regional with a ton of 50 seaters that is now losing money (although they have a large bank account). You won't ever know you made the right decisions until it is too late. I wish I would have gone to Skywest 4 years ago or Compass 2 years ago. I think that would have been good for my career and quality of life - but I still won't know until the next 5 years play out. This industry is brutal, I think the best thing would be to just leave this industry - something I give serious consideration to everyday.