Originally Posted by flying1986

This is completely wrong. You cant just look at first year pay. Mesa has captains upgrading in four months with 121 time, twelve months with none. Which means they go to 61.44 (1st year captain) or 63.32 (2nd year captain). As well as some other regionals have the same thing going for them. Which looking at the earlier that is before compass even gets out of their 1/2 guarantee pay in training. If anything Endeavor is just trying to buy people in hopes no one realizes whats going on there. Pay isnt the reason to go to any airline. If you want to go to a major get the PIC time. If you want to be a captain at a regional and retire, make sure the regionals structure can actually support a long term growth plan. Too many regionals are publicly saying they are parking planes. Look at the 10k's! That means less pilots at those regionals will be needed; they are only hiring for a training bubble, which will burst, or attrition which should also make you wonder.