Originally Posted by FirstClass

What will most likely happen is that Major airlines will only hire through their regional feeds, no exceptions. For example, if you want to work for American Airlines, you will first have to work for Envoy, PSA, or Piedmont (the wholly owned regionals). No exceptions. The other major airlines will also probably do something similar.

This is the only way the the airlines will be able to save their regional feed.

The way it could work is first you take a job at Republic or Skywest, then after you have built up some experience, you get hired at PSA or Envoy, work there for a few more years then flow to American.

The airlines will do what they can to preserve their feeds as long as possible.