Originally Posted by SharkyBN584

Better plane? Sure. Better pilot? Come on. I've sat in that jumpseat, I'd be amazed if you even remember how to fly. The cockpit is pretty much some thrust levers and button that says "FLY" on it.

I gotta finish training, get through the checkride, do IOE, do the Fed ride, and get my first pay check, then I'll buy ya a couple drinks.

As far as the rest of this thread is concerned, don't you guys ever get sick of this whole "My regional is better than your regional" crap. RAH came along a little later with bigger airplanes and negotiated a post-9/11 contract that increased pay, work rules, and successfully fought off an alter-ego airline while everyone else was taking concessions. We're in contract negotiations now going for something that should be industry leading. But because some of our airplanes have the engines under the wings instead of being a stretched Challenger, we're the problem with the industry? Give me a break...