Lots of uncertainty, which has had its positives and negatives. Ever since Midex shipped out the 50 seat flying to Skywest, a lot of the senior captains (mostly from the DOJET) have made a bee line for other carriers (JetBlue, Air Tran, SWA, Evergreen, USA 3000). Upgrade times have dropped to around 7 months for the 1900 and 2 years on the 328. Schedules right now are absolutely awful for 328 captains and mediocre for 328 FOs. Not as sure with the 1900 side, but they seem to stay adequately staffed. The pilot group is great, with only about 200 it makes for a friendly and close-knit group. QOL I suppose depends on what your plan is. MKE is livable on first year pay and there is a decent supply of crashpads around the area. The 1900s are going to be retired, but the timeframe keeps getting longer and longer. I guess Great Lakes says they can't take over the EAS routes in WI/MI that SYX is currently flying until at least next year. And obviously, the whole Air Tran deal is one giant ????.