I'm on board with all of that. I've been following several companies for a while now...like y'all still had Dash 8's when I first talked to somebody about the company. It's been nice to see the changes and improvements and these forums really help prospective folks out because of the inside scoop. From sign-on bonuses/pay factors to seeing how contract negotiations have been panning out for everybody, its exciting to be on my way. Profs tell us back in their day you had to pay for your regional type rating and would take a pay cut as a CFI to go fly small jets, and obviously times have changed and will keep changing for better or worse.

Just over the summer, Mesa seemed like bad things were coming their way because AA pulled some planes, people thought they'd get bought out, whatever. Now they have 20 175's coming. I'm eager to see what happens with C5 and the contract and how growing the in house captains might help attrition and staffing. I know by the time I finish IOE many many things could change and it could very well not be the same company I signed on with, but that's why I'm annoying pilots on these forums and trying to get the best idea before I drink too much kool-aid for any one place. And thank you to everybody giving some insight!