Originally Posted by ReadOnly7

This is the lie that every lifer at my former shop told themselves. They are all unemployed now, or working on their first year at another regional or, if they’re lucky, an ACMI or ULCC. The TRUTH is that you will make more $$ in Year 2 at any Legacy than you ever could at a regional…..and that’s while getting 16-18 days off a month. The math does NOT support staying at a regional, for $$ OR schedule, because both are inferior. And……a regional is only as secure as the mainline partner who controls its future. Get your time, get out. No matter how old you are, the grass is WAY greener.