Originally Posted by
AnchorDown
With all the new regs coming, quick anything is a relic. It's a no brainer dude, goto SkyWest. You have a million bases to choose from, get treated waaaay better, and most likely upgrade sooner than you think. The reason I say this is Legacy Carriers are about to hire A LOT. Most will come from the Regionals. The bigger the Regional, the more pilots they will see move on (speaking strictly from a numbers point of view). If you have kids and a fam then yes, stay where you can live in base. If not, goto SkyWest. Good luck to you.
AnchorDown
I have to disagree with your math.
If you assume a fixed amount of people will leave a regional in the next 12 months, you have to assume that an equal amount of qualified applicants will be split evenly amongst each regional. If the legacy carriers hire 300 people in 2014, it isn't going to matter that Expressjet has 10x as many people as a place like Trans States. If you are qualified (with the exception of preferential interviews and flow throughs), you will be considered. In this case, the larger percentage of pilots leaving will be from a smaller operation.
If you go to a place like Expressjet, 2000 people have to retire or leave before you can even considered a left seat. At Trans States or Compass, it's 200.