Originally Posted by
madeinUSA
They want full control of who they hire. End of story. If you are waiting for a flow then you are wasting your career. If anything go to Spirit, JB, Allegiant etc, you'll have a better shot at a Legacy and if you get stuck, at least you aren't flying an RJ complaining on a forum at 50+ years old about regional reserve rules and crap contracts not being upheld.
Did you ever think Delta would pay a $10,000 training bonus for a total of $60,000 first year FO? You might remember some pilots had to pay for training. You never know what tomorrow brings. Just look at the election or college football yesterday - #2, 3 & 4 lose in same weekend. It's only happened once before.