MEMbrain, does it matter. Here you are again boasting bout your Fedex status. I'm tired of you mainline/major box carrier pukes talking bout how much better you are than us regional guys. Believe me if there was some movement I would have been there years ago. I would take one of those Beech 1900 guys in the cockpit in hell or high water over you guys if my life depended on it any day. This is reality, regionals are going to provide half of the domestic flying for years to come. You can't pay a mainline FO 36,000 a year at the top of the pay scale. At a regional you can and your airline stays competitive. Until this so-called shortage kicks in full boar, this is the way it is. It's life, it sucks, be happy you have a good job, and don't talk down to people.