A buddy of mine is trying to make a decision on which regional to go to; Mesa, Skywest or Compass. I've given him some advice, and many over on the Regional board have too. Mesa actually works best for him, but he's worried that the company's reputation will hurt his chances of moving on to a Major if he wanted to (due to his age he's not sure if he would look to move).

So, from a current regional puke, I was wondering, do the majors really care which bottom feeder we're flying for? Every time I ride a mainline jumpseat most of the guys don't seem to know which regional is which, and why should they? Would one regional pilot group ever be discriminated against in favor of another when it comes to hiring at the Majors?