You guys need to think long term if you're thinking about staying at your regional and "seeing what happens". What may happen over the next few years is you will go from having 6 possible employers to work at to three. Meanwhile your buddies that took a chance dealt with the uncertainty and will eventually get enough seniority to where they don't worry much about losing their jobs, and they'll be working the largest airlines in the world with many options in front of them. Remember, this career is a marathon and not a sprint.

If hiring stops and it takes 3-5 years to happen again, you'll be that much further along in life with more responsibilities and it'll be tougher to make the jump.

The feeders will see their share of turmoil out of this, so don't think you'll be sitting on the sidelines watching idly.

Some of these smaller cities that are currently fed by RJs from competing carriers will consolidate and redistribute the routes to larger equipment. 50-seat RJ flying is going to be squeezed.

Anyway, nobody can ever promise you that you won't be furloughed and speaking as someone that was furloughed for 3 years I can say there are worse things that can happen to you.

Good luck to us all!