Originally Posted by
Slowhawk
Hey guys I'm a new FO at [a competing all E-175 regional] and long story short my airline has become a dumpster fire over the past few months. I am considering joining a new company. I know absolutely nothing at all about Republic.
I'm asking for advice about reserve time, upgrade time, QOL, where do new hires go? Etc. I'd ask recruiting but like all regionals the recruiters lie through their teeth.
Is this a smart place to go to right now to get a line ASAP? Is the fleet forecast to shrink or grow? How'd the whole bankruptcy thing go over? How much are reserve guys flying?
My current company is almost 100 FO's overstaffed and has frozen hiring for the past 6 months. I have gotten nowhere. Im in the lowest 1% of the seniority list and not flying on reserve. Thanks.
I've been at Republic for almost a year and a half and I've had nothing but a great experience here. I live in base and QOL is unbeatable (17 days off this month). Like the above commenter said though, where are you willing to live? You'll get a line within a month or two in LGA or EWR, but that's it. All other bases you'll sit reserve for anywhere from 4-12 months, with the higher reserve bases being IND, ORD, MIA, PIT, and MCI.
Our fleet is growing by 18 aircraft this year. 12 of those are brand new aircraft for UA and 6 of those are transfers from [a competing all E175 regional]. 😉
Depending on where you live/want to live, I think Republic is a really solid choice. But obviously I'm biased.