Originally Posted by hotbreeze

If you look at the attrition predicted for the majors, #1 should be viable for any pilot who doesn't come off like a jerk and has sufficient tpic, assuming Congress doesn't raise the retirement age. SKW is bleeding pilots to Delta and Southwest.

As far as #2, aren't all ASA/Xjet bases eventually going to become SKW bases if you wait long enough? That seems to be a combination of #4 and #2.

And for #3, it is clear there is no FO advancement at ASA/Xjet, with CAs flying the right seat because of a shortage of FOs. The situation seems dire.

I have no clue why you are not doing #3 already. TransStates and Mesa both promise a 16 month upgrade or allow street captains. Plenty of other bonus programs out there. If I was flying a ERJ145 or a CRJ with dim prospects, both of those look like reasonable programs.