Originally Posted by Flymeaway

Skywest is the largest regional, with lots of growth and domiciles, and most people on this site tend to agree that it's a decent place to work, compared to the other regionals. However, they don't have the big first year/signing bonus which can be a LOT of money at some other places.

The American Airlines wholly owneds (Envoy, Piedmont, PSA I believe) have a "flow" program where you get a big leg up into American eventually. The flow is a long ways off though, and most folks feel you're a lot more likely to get hired outside of that "flow" before you ever reach that point, unless you have some nasty skeletons in your closet.

PSA has something called an SAP which basically means that after about a year there, your ability to adjust your schedule to your liking becomes much easier than at any other regional.

Most people on this site tend to feel that your number 1 priority should either be to live in base, or to upgrade as quickly as possible. Regardless of which you think is more important, it's going to take a lot of reading on this site, and posting in the individual airline threads, to feel like you have enough of a handle on the different airlines to make an informed decision.

Good luck.