Originally Posted by
Superpilot92
If you look past your nose then its a no brainer. Long term there is no question you need to move on. I say long term because older guys it may not be worth it. I have 38 potential years left in this business and there is NO way i would roll the career dice at a regional over a major. I didnt care how good my regional was or wasnt. I have a family and it still made sense to move on. Sure making regional captain pay was nice but if anyone thinks 70k is a lot of money they are crazy. I will be back to my Regional capt pay once i hit second year pay. To each their own, everyone has their own reasons for everything.
I've flown for two of the top regionals (for about ten years.) (don't forget what's considered "top regional" changes every 4-5 years or so) and one major. My worst day at Delta was still 10 times better than my best day at the regionals. Even post 9/11. It's just two different worlds, night and day.