Originally Posted by Approach1260

Personally I've heard very little complaints from Republic crews. They seem to be paid and treated pretty well, plus the 175 is way nicer than a lot of our 700's, and puts the 200's to shame.

Plus my friends at republic say a 22 hour four day is pretty standard with 25 and 26 hour four days fairly common.

Meanwhile we get four day trips averaging around 12-15 hours with only a few crediting in the 20's that everyone fights for.

If you're new to the airlines higher credit trips mean you spend less time away from home and make the same money. PSA will build you a 75 credit hour line with 11 days off, and republic could easily do the same credit with 15-17 days off.

As for flow, I would bet (hope) that the regional system as we know it won't exist in 10 years, which is about how long a new hire will have to wait.