Originally Posted by WhiskyPilot
Zotan,
Getting into the industry now it is possible you may never make it any further than being a regional jet captain no matter how hard you work, or how good you are at this job.
I am very surprised to hear that! Surely an RJ Capt with 2000 hrs or more of turbine PIC, 121 experience (obviously), check airman status and 4 yr degree would be able to get on with SWA, JB, Airtran, UPS or Fedex with a bit of persistance. Pilots even without a degree or Check airman are routinely being interviewed at a few of these carriers one of them being SWA. An RJ Capt of 5 yrs would be very competitive with the above quals in my opinion. All he must do is continue to build PIC, stay out of trouble, be persistant and have a positive attitude in the interview. I'm not flying for a living yet so I can't say anything forsure but I base my statements on other pilots experiences on flightinfo.com and other forums.
Good luck to all persuing the dream!!