There is only a shortage for the crap jobs.

If there were a real shortage, LASA would have found new flying rather than being pretty much shut down.

There is a shortage of people willing to start all over for 1/2 the pay.

Regionals are not career destinations, and never will be. ACA, Comair, and now ASA have proven that. The boys at SKYW may think they are immune, but they are wrong. Once their list gets too senior, they won't be cost competitive-and they will be disposed of as well.