Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
In past posts I thought that you stated that you were a newly graduated UND guy.
As you know many here view the regional at similar to a LCC. Every RJ displaces a 737 at a major airline. You are fooling yourself if you think any different.
As for the LCC job, a big jet beats out an RJ on any day. There are thousands of active and flying regional captains. Stand in line at a job fair and you will see what I mean. If I were to have made it to the left seat of the 757 I would have been a made man. As a regional captain I had a one in three chance at best.
SkyHigh
I went to UND for a year and ran as fast as I could when I learned more about the industry and them.
I'm not fooling myself about anything. I never wanted to upgrade to the "RJ" because I knew all that ment is that I've been their too long or they just replaced a 737/dc9/320 on that route and hurt my future employment opprotunies.
When I talked to the recruiters at job fairs they all said that PIC (embraer or canadair) was better than right seat in a larger jet.
If this industry doesn't find a way to increase the pay and quality of life at the regional levels I don't think we'll be able to raise the rest of the industry. Too many pilots making poor wages willing to fly a 737/320 for subpar pay because it is better than the regionals. I think you and I agree on this.