Originally Posted by DirectTo

What they want today is not what they will want by the time you're remotely qualified to go to a regional. Requirements go up and down as the airline's needs fluctuate.

For now, focus on actually enjoying the flying you do. Talk to pilots doing a variety of jobs and find out which ones seem the happiest.

By the time you finish flight training you'll need to find a way to amass the rest of the time required...plan on having 1500 total time and 2-500 multi engine time to get hired. You'll probably have to instruct or find some other bottom-of-the-barrel job to get those initial hours.

If you want to go to a major, you'll need several thousand total, at least a thousand turbine PIC, and a four year degree for the most part.

It's all about checking the boxes. Irregardless, the market will be totally different by the time you're ready, so just stick to looking at the short term, and like I said, actually enjoy your training.