Originally Posted by
MidnightHauler
I'm not a "lifer", but where's it written that regional pilots MUST go to mainline? At the end of the day, it's just a damn job. If pilots want to stay where they're at, then that's their business. Who cares? What other career or job out there always expects people to move on? None really, but for some reason, high and mighty "fellow" aviatiors always make time to criticize career decisions of others.
The entire regional model is predicated on the constant churning of cheap labor. I’ve got a decade and a half at my company and cost a heck of a lot more than a 2 or 3 year pilot. Never forget what side of the balance sheet you’re on. Hint. It’s the liabilities column, NOT the asset column.