Originally Posted by Packrat

Don't just look at the regionals. Charter airlines have home basing, so no commuting. Omni is hiring like crazy and you'll be typed and flying wide body international...time that looks better than Barbie jet time. In fact, many of our new hires come from regional Captain seats.

Upgrade is running about 3.5 years on the 777 and 4 years on the 767. Guys are bailing out of Omni left and right for other airlines. The move up the seniority list has been quite dramatic of late. The starting pay is higher as well, two to three times higher than regional first year pay.