Originally Posted by
afterburn81
Please don't get me wrong. I'm very curious as to what it is that guys desire and what their expectations are.
I know when I started at the regionals growth was insane and most companies upgrades were at 3.5 years. So there wasn't really much thought put into where you go. Everyone was hiring. Times are much different now. If I were in the same position now I would have definitely chose a different career.
Why Xjt? A dying regional. Old-school culture. Honestly L-ASA has some of the most boring places to fly to. Huge fleet of unwanted airplanes. 4-5 years at least on reserve on the CRJ ATL. A gigantic seniority list. What is it that you know that I don't. Over 7 years in the right seat with no upgrade in sight makes me wonder sometimes.
Just seems like there are so many better choices. Good luck. I think.....
Originally Posted by
DENpilot
Please, just shut up.
/\This guy, has NO clue what he's talking about. Boring places? ***? I would really like you to elaborate. Who the hell chooses a regional based on "exciting places!"?
ATL CRJ is not 4-5 years on reserve. Seriously, why does this forum not ban people who pull complete and utter BS out of the rears and post it on here?
Oh wise L-XJT ERJ FO, please enlighten us more with your extensive knowledge of the ASA CRJ side you don't fly for...
On the L-ASA side, yes, the CRJ 200 sucks. Small boring towns within 700 miles of a base. 5+ legs a day typical. Unbearable heat in summer, no heat in winter. You'll want to kill yourself after the third straight AEX overnight in a LaQuinta at an interstate exit with nothing but a gas station, a BBQ, and a cracker barrel for entertainment.
The 700/900 is a lot better. Long flights, less legs, medium-large cities, international flying. Much better plane to operate too.
ATL is currently running ~3+ years on reserve for 700/900 FOs and ~12 years for CAs. The ATL 200 is a little less, but they begin steadily going away after this year, so that's going to go up as people hang on to the end of the rope to stay in base. Upgrade in the most junior base is still 8+ years. Expect that to go up if CRJ 200s retire and no replacement aircraft come. It's still debatable is CA attrition will prevent downgrades to FO. Most of the people leaving are junior.