Originally Posted by
UNDGUY
A captain I was flying with told me that Republic will pay off your training contract from another carrier and give you a 2500 dollar bonus if you take the CRJ as a new hire. Is this true? Also, I heard that the CRJ at Republic has no growth and guys aren't moving much on the seniority list and sitting reserve for long periods of time. I even heard that Republic was looking to go to an all E-Jet fleet. Any truth to this? Someone who knows for sure please either squash the rumor or confirm it for me.
Thanks, UNDGUY
I've heard nothing about the training contract thing. They were offering a $2500 bonus for new hires that were already ERJ 145 or CRJ 200 qualified and they went to that airplane. Don't know if it's still in effect. The CRJ's were never a long range plan and even when they were announced it was stated they will only be around on a short-term basis. Most of the guys that went from the ERJ to the CRJ hate it, think it's a POS, can't wait to get rid of it. Until last November, we were an all Embraer company, and I would expect to get back to that inside the next two years.