Originally Posted by
WhyIFly
I would think that most regional pilots right now would want to fly as much as possible so they can get hired at a major airline. With majors hiring at record numbers, you will be on the bottom of the list for your career if you don't get hired in the next couple years. One legacy has already said that they have hired their last Captain already for the next 10+ years, and everyone now will be stuck in the right seat for a decade or more (Like the situation that Southwest is in).
Southwest upgrades are a minimum ten years already.