Originally Posted by 300SMK

Not that I completely disagree about company concerns but how exactly is a new hire with several hundred or thousand hours of 121 PIC time any worse off in a Delta maintained 717 or E190 vs the E175 he just stepped out of for a connection carrier? On the contrary he is probably a lot quicker and more savvy moving through the various manuals and regulations than your average long term international FO finally crossing that bridge for the first time in 12-18 years.

I hate to break it to you but Compass' training program was derived from NWA operating procedures, type and check rides were not handed out like candy-- "You'll get that on the line," was not a mantra there. I hear Skywest and Eagle are similar.