I think the biggest problem is the general attitude of entitlement that pilots seem to have. Management uses this attitude against pilots very effectively.

You are already starting to see regionals buck seniority by hiring street captains. This has happened before the last time regionals saw massive growth in the mid 90s. TransStates is doing it again because they've done it before. The problem is airline pilots get bent out of shape when this happens.

I think in order for the regionals to survive they will need to hire more Direct entry captains. The problem is first year captain pay is still pretty low and they are often stuck on perpetual reserve.

The thing is it's not a bad thing and will be good long term but they need to do more with restructuring seniority and pilots need to stop acting like it's the end of the world.