I suspect the allure of Compass will wear off real soon. Not many people are going to leave there current regional for a commuter unless they are 3 plus years away from a captain slot.. (my guess). The only difference is this company does have the 2.5 years from captain to nwa gig. I imagine with the qualifications i had, i could have gotten into nwa's front door sooner on my own... the only problem i saw was nwa's pay was so terrible for the first 3 years.. I need the money today not a promise of money tomorrow or in 5 years.

As far as compass being sold to republic i doubt it. Compass and nwa are printing money... you don't sell the cash cow until contract negotiations begin, which won't be for 5 more years plus 3 years of railway labor act delays. The way i see it nwa can keep milking this cow for at least 6 years.