This poll is stupid. The dual purpose of regionals is 1. Screwing over labor and 2. Outsourcing MX, safety, and liability in the event of a crash. Period.

It has zero to do with paying your dues. If 50/70 seaters were flown by mainline you'd start at 40-50/hr with a crappy RSV schedule and work your way to 300+/hr in the left seat with 20+days off/month. All at the same airline.

Instead it's 5-10 years of servitude only to re-interview and be treated like a FNG with all your seniority, vacation, and benefits reset.

Complete and utter BS. I wish the media had the cajones to say that when they talk about regional airlines and the body count they've stacked up.