Good points by all for the most part. I still find it ironic about so called "vetting" as previously mentioned. I imagine there were numerous Western and NWA pilots that applied to DAL and were turned down at Delta and went on to Western and NWA. Now working for DAL as they should be. No vetting just an acceptance of another companies interview and training or more likely a "forced acceptance" due to airlines contracts and ALPA's merger fragmentation policy.

Cannot argue about comments about hard work and preparation of/for interviewing for any job. Always good advice. The rub is ALPA's under or misrepresentation to regional pilots during a mainline buyout. Mainline pilots may argue how less equal, less quality or a poor interview process at regionals and that may be true. I'm sure most if not all regional pilots would say our training is on par with mainlines and the end product is the same. Spending a year or years at any regional IS NOT an easy way in to any mainline career! Before I started a career in aviation I did not know about a great void between mainline and regionals within ALPA. I still do not except that at mainline you at least receive adequate representation during a buy out where as at regionals there is NONE!