I'll give you that on average, the regionals have less experience. But is is not an entry level job. it is the EXACT same responsibilities and duties that you have, on a (sometimes) smaller plane with the exact same equipment yours has in the same airspace. Calling that entry level would be about as dumb as me saying Fedex is entry level since all you do is fly cargo, not people. or that a surgeon operating on a skinny patient has less skill/responsibility than one operating on a fat patient (size of plane). How many military pilots came to this "entry level" job? How many sub 1000 hour pilots have the majors hired?