Originally Posted by E6BAV8R

Really depends on what you want from the airline - where you want to be based, how quickly you value upgrade times, how long you care to sit reserve versus holding a line, seniority, etc. Upgrades on the ERJ are substantially longer than the CRJ. Also, you're most likely going to get assigned to LGA if you go ERJ. A lot of people start in the ERJ and end up doing Captain Upgrade training into the CRJ because they don't want to stick out the upgrade time in the ERJ.