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Old 02-09-2008 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Flare Armed
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!
I absolutely agree with you. That's what i tell people all the time. The best time to get on with a Major is when everyone else hesitates. If you hang out at the regionals to "wait it out" you are missing the boat. I am taking my chances and recently left a better regional captain position to go to NWA. I haven't thought twice about it. If mergers happen you might see hiring stop or slow but i dont see furloughs happening(just my opinion), but the regionals are going to take a hit also if mergers happen. Like you said anyone getting hired now will be working for 1 of the largest airlines in the world, not a bad spot to be in. Many of us at the regionals have 30+ years left of this industry and who do you think is going to be around for those 30 years, NWA/DAL or your current regional?

Everyones situation is different and in the end we all just need to do whats best for ourselves and families. Its all a gamble, figure risk vs reward.
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