Originally Posted by
captfred
That is an outstanding post. It covers all the bases and contains some sage advice.
Thank you Fred for the compliment.
Fortunately or maybe unfortunately, been there, seen it, done it, made ALL the MISTAKES, got the polo-shirts, beanies and the stickers. Our airline hiring is so prolific right now it is pretty silly to go to a bottom feeder 135 ↑ unless of course you fit right in....
Every day not at a regional you lose Seniority position and as you know that is the King in the airline world, not whether your name is Aaron Aardvark or Aaron B. Aardvark born one day earlier when competing for upgrade to the next not so small puddle jumper.
The regionals are really hurting for pilots and some of the really good mid-spec US airlines like JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit that do treat people well will hire from there first not from Catfish airways.
Have a good week