Originally Posted by
Brickfire
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.
Regarding #1, I'd amend that to say "do not go to a carrier with only 50 seat or a carrier with only 50+ seat". There's a couple ways this regional model can break. If two class airplanes get pulled in to mainline at some point, the 50 seat carriers win the regional war of survival... at least until those airplanes wear out of course but that's likely after someone that only has 5 or so years left has retired.