Tough decision. I came from a regional airline along with a good portion of the folks in my new hire class. Now with hiring slim to none all across the industry, there will be stagnation and a huge pool of highly qualified applicants that are racking up precious TPIC time. I suspect other job duties within these regional airlines or other outfits will be harder to come by. Opportunity to become Chief Pilot, LCA, Training, Safety and etc will become scarce since it will not be a revolving door position. Typically, if you had a LCA you were off to a major within 6 months to a year.



I think the company will become even more selective on who they interview because of the high amount of applicants. My belief is that it will be harder to stand out if you take the regional route. I would consider looking at the Purple Runway Program if FedEx is your #1 and you want to get here as fast as possible. I don't have the details but it seems to get your foot right in the door with a guaranteed interview.