Originally Posted by
gojo
A short sighted reply. The regional was created to be just that. Build your time and move on. And in a perfect world they would be exactly that. However, a lot of good people got stuck by no fault of their own. Events like 911, the recent recession, and age 65 derailed a lot of people’s plans. Are you saying oh well? And what’s wrong with making the regionals better in case there’s another economic downturn and people are once again stuck for a while?
Exactly, the likelihood of being stuck at the regionals is far greater than most realize. I fly with 10 and 15+ year CA's who have had their apps out, even interviewed, and have had no luck. If you're at SKW and think you're going to be at mainline for sure, think harder.