Originally Posted by maxjet

I see what you did there….. cherry pick the best items from other airlines and present them as if all of it together is now industry standard. Advice: The sooner you figure out that you are not supposed to stay at a regional, the better off you are.

Regarding the union. Most regionals have a more comfortable environment for the lifers. They are stuck there either by life choices or career mistakes. They can make a decent living, work a good schedule, and enjoy easier commutes by being able to move bases. I know lifers who used to work PHX in the winter and East Coast in the summer. Those are the pilots the union should focus on representing. Not the pilot who comes in for a year or two and is gone.

When I first started at Air Midwest, Larry Risley and JO used to take pilots who had a good track record and had been there for more than maybe 5 years to lunch. They would ask them where they would like to work next and then would call their contacts at those companies to help that pilot move on. Risley said, “you are costing me too much at this point and I need you to move on.” This example is not at all applicable today, because Pilot costs are no longer the biggest cost center in the business. However, the point is still valid. Go to the regional, get some time, move on to your next adventure. At no point in my life, has the move on part been easier. To get mired in the muck of envy of other contracts just delays your moving on. Instead of complaining, join a union committee, become a ground school instructor then sim instructor part time, become a safety committee member, etc. Do anything to enhance your chances of getting out earlier. Until then? Suck it up cupcake!

Now, would someone on here please let the OP know if there are cheap hotels or crash pads in IAH?