Originally Posted by
AirbornPegasus
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.
Bingo! I was hired there in June '07. We were told then upgrade time was 12-14 months. I did not stay. (Read my previous posts) As far as I know, no one that was in my class has upgraded, and they're still on 4th year FO pay. I also don't know how many stayed, moved on, made a lateral move, etc. I believed the upgrade story, since a friend of mine came over from Eagle, and upgraded in less than a year. It is what it is.
