Originally Posted by rickair7777

Regionals are doubling their pay for a reason: desperation.

The entire regional model is in question right now, and not all current regionals will survive to the end of the decade. For those that do, as soon as the pilot shortage eases the environment will be ripe for startup regionals to come in with lower compensation and start under-cutting the established pilot groups. That's how the regional business is SUPPOSED to work... if it doesn't, there's no reason for it.

Also... regional raises (even temporary) are a good thing for LCC pilots, since LCC's will have to raise THEIR pay to compete for and retain qualified applicants.

Another also... in general things are better at the majors. The same hourly pay rate will probably get you more W2 (and OT opportunity if desired) at a major.


That said, what might be a good reason to stay would be short-term QOL and/or short-term stability... if you're 55 years old with kids in school, bidding 15% in base then yeah that's a tough case to make. The less senior and less old you are, the more the case favors leaving.