I think some of the information being presented here is wrong. First and foremost, I think we need some more information from you. Where do you live? How many hours do you have? Like someone already said, you'll need 1000 hours 121 time to upgrade so if you're new to the industry, it will be at least a year and a half before you upgrade even if you fly your @$$ off. I am not bashing skywest here. I think it's a pretty good airline (as far as regionals go). I'm just trying to clarify some information about TSA. Upgrade was 6 years ago. Now they are saying upgrade will be 12 months (if you have the time). Right now the minimums are 3500 (500 hours at TSA counting as 1000). I believe the 3rd or 4th guy down the standing bid list for CA is a September 2012 hire. There's supposedly an upgrade class of 10 scheduled for September. The contract here is pretty decent compared to what it was 2 years ago. We have about average pay (maybe slightly above average), cancellation pay, but work rules could use some work. The new DO has improved relations with the union dramatically. Again, I'm not saying TSA is better or Skywest is a bad company. I just wanted to get the correct information out about TSA. Most important thing is probably where you are based. If either company has a base where you live, you should probably go there. Commuting is something you want to avoid at all costs.