Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
SkyWest is in a completely different situation than RAH with their west coast bases and is a much better ran company. They will likely gain more flying as some other regionals lose flying.
No one is saying RAH doesn't have a future, but if you look at the way things are going it will likely be that of a longer than new industry average upgrade and a slowly shrinking fleet.
RAH has an attractive offer on the plate. Good pay, good work rules, reasonable upgrade times that are likely to lower due to fleet growth, and a variety of bases to choose from that are very commutable from my point of view.
They may not have the highest bonus or the best 2 yr pay like Envoy, but you'll make more money at Republic over a longer period. Envoy's pay doesnt look very nice between the bonuses and the upgrade, while their fleet seem to lose CRJs. I also have my doubts about the E75 options with Embraer.
And then there's the awful schedules as the cherry on top. That's a fair amount one has to put up with just for flow.