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Old 07-11-2013 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Ultralight
So the guys on the CRJ in ORD and IAH aren't going to bid over to the ERJ? I know I would. Why not add another type to your ticket. I agree though, I doubt the guys based in PDX and SEA will give it up and commute to Chicago. Not even if those E175's are polished with pledge and they get a free Embraer lanyard!
What good does another RJ type do for you? Not much, unless you have visions of overseas regional flying.

However, the risk of a training bust on a new type, with the attendant POI scrutiny, is real.

It will go fairly junior unless it goes into a 200-only (or Bro) base, where you could get a significant pay raise relative to the deuce.

Senior guys flying 700/900's in the west are not going to be chasing this thing.