Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Remember that you got in at a time when the music was stopping. The last 5 years have been rather depressing for many involved. However, in the airline sector we felt less pain than many others in other sectors. Much of the fat was cut in the airlines post 9/11, but at the same time a bubble in the regionals was created. That's where the fat was in this last downturn and the bubble came to a head.
The music is starting again and at a rather dramatic rate. For example, Usair is at full training capacity and is still going to be several hundred pilots short of what they really need. DL is going to be critically short as well, despite running 50 a month. There will be opportunities to be had that are much better career places for most at a regional now. There will always be the outliers and the lifers, but for the majority, there will be good things to come.
Good post, it's only the sunrise right now when it comes to movement and hiring. The regional landscape will be dramatically different in a few years and I believe most people will have had the chance to "get out" to a better place if they so choose. Soon is never soon enough but a positive outlook goes a long way.