Originally Posted by
ghann001
What do u mean no contract since 2007?
The pay sucks at all regionals its a stepping stone i think upgrade time is what matters the most to most pilots at the time !
Originally Posted by
rcfd13
Upgrade times can change overnight. Skywest had 8-12 month upgrades in 2006. The people hired in late 2007 and early 2008 who came there expecting a 1 year upgrade are still waiting to upgrade today.
It's probably better to pick a regional that you wouldn't mind being at if something like that happened again. I would hate to get stuck commuting across the country as an RJ FO for 7 years because I went to a company expecting a 1 year upgrade that didn't happen.
There are also several thousand regional CA's going on 10-15 years that thought they would be at a major in 4 years too! The regionals since 9/11 for the most part haven't been "stepping stones," more like the "highway to hell."