Originally Posted by
HercDriver130
your career at a regional is how ever long you make it..... three things could happen... one... you get fed up and quit, two.......you do your time and move on to your next rung up the ladder to a major, and three.... you for whatever reason.... stay there 20 or more years and retire.....
#3... is not so far fetched I know lots of guys at AE and S5 who have been there 15-20 years because they like their situation..... fairly decent pay, most likely LIVE in base... probably to 5-8 % of the seniority list so they bid and get what they want to fly..ie.. good QOL.
Or #4 is a possibility too. Go to regional A, work a year and get furloughed. Go to regional B, start at the bottom, take a pay cut, and work a year and get furloughed. Go to regional C, start at the bottom, take a pay cut work 2 years and get furloughed. Grand total earned for almost five years of flying at regionals, a little over $70,000. Your chances of making it to a legacy are very slim.