Other than the pay, I don't get the dissing on the E190. It isn't a bad airplane, and the trips aren't as bad as all that. There's plenty of IAH, DFW, MSP, MSY, GCM, etc., to help make up for the Shuttle. I didn't do that many more 5-leg days on the 190 than I do on the Airbus (although a willingness to do 3-day redeyes means five-leg days are less common!) and had some great layovers.
Before you think the junior E190 CAs will be on reserve forever ... with 2.5 years on property I'd have almost 20 junior to me in that seat if I were to bid it ... and that's a position I couldn't hold at all until a year ago. 20 more numbers up and I'd be in to a secondary block on the airplane. At least half the captains I flew with on the 190 a couple years ago have bid the 320 now (or went to blocks on the 767 and 330 right seat). While it's not the meteoric rise of the E190 right seat, it's pretty quick progression for a major airline.
For those who doubted US a couple years ago ... after 2.5 years I can hold EVERY right seat in the East system except CLT 330, AND 190 captain, with 400+ below me and more coming in every month. I'll be a solid secondary blockholder on the 320 in CLT, and could hold a primary in PHL or DCA.
Official vacancy count, after the bid, for those who are interested:
32 757/767 (24 PHL, 8 CLT)
43 A320 (26 PHL, 11 CLT, 6 DCA)
30 E190 PHL
Looks like the real movement around here is going to be in PHL crashpads! 80 of 105 vacancies are there.