It's a tough call on whether to go CRJ or 145 right now. There are a lot of unknowns with both fleets.

The CRJ is a smaller fleet and could be going away starting in 2017. If they shrink the CRJ staffing numbers through attrition without a displacement, you could end up stuck on reserve with no new hires coming in below you. That could also leave the airframe overstaffed, it's hard to match airframe shrinkage and attrition, and your time on reserve could be spent sitting at home. They could also run a displacement and you'd have a choice of whatever seat/base your seniority could hold at that point.

The ORD 145 base is also in a bit of flux. We do a lot of flying through NYC and MIA out of ORD right now. If/when those bases open, the lines in ORD could take a hit. We're also seeing a lot more Skywest planes at the Eagle gates in ORD lately. I think they're covering mostly old Republic routes, but they're there and ready to take over should Envoy need to take pilots from ORD 145 and put them somewhere else.

I don't think ORD is going anywhere, but right now is probably the biggest it will be. I think there could be a little shrinkage there in the future.


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