Originally Posted by
MtnPeakCruiser
I have 6 former flight students that are/were in regionals. Two of my students are here at Eagle, one is at Skywest, two were furloughed from Mesaba/Pinnacle and are now at ExpressJet, and the last one was at GoJet but quit because he hated it that much.
I'll add to the list. I have five ( 5) friends who were CFIs with me who ended up at Republic, Expressjet, and Commutair after Eagle wouldn't hire them.
The ones at Republic and Commutair are beyond miserable. They hate each day of their lives and wish they had never become pilots. The one at Expressjet is "ok" but complains daily about something that crew scheduling did to him.
But I really feel sorry for the ones at Republic and Commutair. The ones at Republic have each been displaced 4 times over the past year alone. Their work rules are non-existent and can barely pay their bills even on third year pay. No pay for canceled flights is what really puts them in the hole I have heard. That on top of other little things that add up.