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Old 08-29-2007 | 07:23 AM
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DFW is rather senior on the EMJ for AE, and IAH is for XJET. Buy you can get hired on the Saab in DFW no problem. You've got the NW feeders in MEM - Mesaba and Pinnicle, but I think they have some real QOL issues there.

Other than the staffing issue, I mostly like Eagle, the CPs are good guys, MX is sharp, schedules are not bad. Even the staffing is a two edged sword... on the plus side you fly like 90 hrs a month, and credit near 100. On the minus side, you can't get an extra day off, paid or unpaid. On the plus again, your time on reserve is greatly reduced. Zero in ORD, three months in the NE, a year or so in DFW...

The biggest downside to Eagle is upgrade time, but it will average out to somewhere around 4 years for guys hired today. (Unless the economy goes in the toilet, and even then you'll be at a decent regional, instead of stuck in the right seat at a Mesa wannabe.)
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