Originally Posted by
yesyou
Just wanted to add a positive note to a thread that's slowly going bitter.. Skywest is a good regional to work for. People have been complaining about crew scheduling, but not many FOs are on reserve these days (summer schedule). The guys complaining are probably recalling experiences of times past. For example, guys hired prior to the recession may have been stuck on reserve for years due to no hiring. New hires today will have a totally different experience.
Past experience is tomorrows next experience. With the EMB120s leaving and ERJs coming on line, everything is a big question mark. Ask the guys in SFO who were converted to one huge reserve list how that worked for them.
The positive note in this thread is, majors are hiring and this fall will be the watershed beginning of a new era for pilots.