Pros:
1. Not THE best, but near the best pay in the regional business at the moment.
2. Flow to American in your back pocket, should take anywhere from 5-10 years but it’s there if you need it. Don’t rely on it.
3. Commutable bases and a good commuting policy with 6 mulligans a year and 4 hotels per month. Lot of regionals don’t offer commuter hotels.
Cons:
1. The relationship between the pilot group and the management is constantly pretty sour. Management can be really conniving.
2. Reserve rules aren’t great.
3. You’ll probably sit for a while once you get to the middle of the reserve list as an FO, especially in ORD or LGA.
The pros outweigh the cons in my book.
A lot depends on where you live.