It's a good gig. A regional is fine. I think 135 freight makes you understand the lifestyle better and leads to faster turbine PIC. Anyhow, that's how I did it. In any case, it's a long hard road with no guarantees. If you say you want to work for UPS, you'll probably end up at United. I wanted to work for United or Alaska, and ended up at UPS. It's a strange business.

I know it's hard when you're a sophmore in HS. But the more you try to plan, the more specific your plan is, the less likely it's gonna go that way. The best thing you can do is focus on the baby steps that lead to success down the road. Where you end up working isn't really important at your stage of the game.