Originally Posted by
Utah
Getting a job at a Legacy was nearly impossible from 2002-2010. If you had one there and were junior good chance you were laid off. The flip side to that were the regionals grew like crazy. I upgraded at the beginning of 2004 and haven't made less than $90K a year since then. Beat the unemployment line that many other pilots were in at the time, -or going back to the right seat of a RJ.
Your assestment from 02-10 is accurate, but to each his own. I always felt anyone staying at a regional is taking the bigger risk long term. Today's darling may be next year's comair. I left my cushy RJ capt seat for a major in 04. And yes, even thought I was furloughed for 18 months, long term I'll come out ahead.