What a wonderful Christmas present our elected officials, ALPA, the AARP, and the selfish bastard 55-60 year old captains at major airlines have given us. (sarcasm).

I think I'm going to go to India or China once I have enough hours on type. Seriously. The last reason I was going to put up with regional wages here (possibility of moving up before I have a family to feed) has been taken away.

I guess the Indian carriers, who have been existing off of 60+ year old captains from the US and EU, might be good places to be. Then again, it's India, which isn't exactly the living conditions I would have had here.

I guarantee some 60+ dudes--even though it's written into the law that it's non-retroactive--will file suits to try to get their seniority back at the legacies.

Sound the horns boys, and fight for more pay...we have nothing to lose now that we all know we're gonna be stuck wherever we are for another 5 years!!!

Regionals can no longer be looked at as "stepping stones." Now you gotta look at them more like the job you might very well have the rest of your life...or until you're 60ish.