Originally Posted by
1Wingnut
If a pilot is almost 60, would it ever make sense to just stay as a regional captain to stay at the higher payscale?
You could make an argument for this ... really depends how things go the next 5 years. I personally doubt the regional model will persist that long. BUT if I were picking a DEC slot
1) do not go to a 50 seat only carrier
2) strongly consider a wholly owned carrier
It sounds like you could probably get hired at United and then likely upgrade to 737 captain at 1 year. That sounds like a better deal than being a permanent reserve regional captain.