Originally Posted by Oskeewowow

I think most AE guys would tell you that the flow through isn't a great deal, especially for the guys at the bottom. Even with a consistent flow, someone hired now at Eagle would flow up in ~8 years. You would have better odds going somewhere else and being a street hire at AA. This according to a friend of mine who is a senior FO.

I've noticed a lot of the CAs I fly with who have bounced from regional to regional are now in their 40s and stuck. My opinion is that the best route to the majors is to stick it out at one place, for better or worse.

That's not even considering the superior contract at XJT.