A year ago, I bailed on the regionals for more pay, a killer schedule, and Turbine PIC time. I figured 2000 hours of 121 SIC was sufficient for job hunting at airlines later. I am looking at the hours that new hires at United, Anerican, Delta, Alaska, and Southwest and realize I haven't got a prayer of getting a job at any of those places. UPS, which is my dream job, is even less likely. But getting hired at Spirit seems attainable, so I am pursuing them as hard as my budget will allow. I intend to go to DFW job fair in January.
This is actually high on my list also because of the DFW base, and rumors of an IAH base. Both make commuting easier. Even if I spend 5 years as an FO, I want to try and make this place a career.