The regional airline industry is very impressive. Low pay didn't start out by us saying- we'll fly a CRJ for $19,000/year.

However-when these pay scales were set the competetive minimums at carriers were 2500TT/500 Multi/200 Instrument etc etc etc. Well, flight instructors, like those regional captains and major FO's of today couldn't stand instructing anymore. So they jumped on whatever "airline" they could- warranting the company to abuse them with pay, contract ETC. If they didn't like it- they could go back to instructing.

How come no one remembers when US Airways guys told management to shove it when they went to the pilot union and asked them to fly EMB170's? Well now the 170's are going to RAH and the same pilots who we're "Too Good" for those, are complaining that those should be their airplanes. If these major guys would swallow their pride and fly the damn airplane, the regionals would not be what they are today.

Now, it's our generations job to take back what our bretheren lost.