Originally Posted by
TenaciousB
The flying quality has decreased markedly on the CRJ in ORD. The lines and QOL will be better on the ERJ. That being said, upgrade time is much lower on the CRJ. Is your goal a major? Choose CRJ, upgrade soon, and get out.
So yes the CRJ upgrade is quicker but you don't need to be a CRJ FO to upgrade to a CRJ captain spot. You can upgrade from ERJ FO to a CRJ Captain spot as soon as you get your 1000 hours 121+Full ATP ofc.
Edit: forgot to mention that if you have never flown jets before, I've heard from guys who went erj to crj that the CRJ is a LITTLE harder to learn. FWIW..