Originally Posted by hotbreeze

The reason for the pushback is that SKW pilots don't normally complain about Inc. here. And, the complaints here are trivial compared to what you are encountering.

I truly appreciate your dilemma. I think Inc. is simply trying to figure out how to make ASA/Xjet work. From someone who recently joined the industry, when I was looking at regionals, there was nothing about ASA/Xjet that would appeal to a new pilot: The fleet is shrinking. Upgrades take forever. In the annual report, the bean counters show a loss.

It is obvious to those on the inside and the outside (with their eyes open) that things are not well at ASA/Xjet.

Given the history of SKW, I don't think Inc. will just shut the doors on ASA/Xjet until contracts can't be obtained. Inc. will continue to look for a formula that works for ASA/Xjet given its realities, including what the bean counters say and it's inability to recruit FO's. There is no reason to operate a subsidiary in the same way that shows a loss.

My recommendation for ASA/Xjet pilots is simple, and in this order: 1) jump to the majors 2) move to SKW and be at the bottom (rumors a CA based in DTW did that for QOL and made CA here within a year) 3) leave to another regional if you can't stomach SKW 4) wait and just continue to be unhappy.