By the time he does flow. Someone with his seniority will be at least 50% in a company, that will have at least 300+ airplanes and a new contract. For a new hire at Spirit to leave for the legacies is one thing, but to downgrade themselves to a regional. That might be one of the worst things they can do. I wouldn’t consider waiting 5-10 years as “walking” into AA. I fly with many new pilots who said they don’t have their apps updated and have no desire to go to the legacies (which our attrition numbers backs that up). However the OP is considering going to a regional. I’m not buying it. The only time anyone leaves a major for a regional is not by choice.