Originally Posted by Rahlifer

I don’t know if I’d characterize the pay situation at the wholly owned regionals so harshly. To me it seems more of a short term pain for the long term gain situation. Regionals are supposed to be momentary stepping stone jobs, not career destinations. Most people should earn more in their first year at AA than they did their entire time served at whichever regional they were before. If I understand correctly, they keep their longevity for pay purposes when flowing to mainline. So going from five or six year rj pay to mainline NB pay is a HUGE pay increase.