Yes. I am. I think there is definitely a place for RJs in an airline’s route network, I just think it would be better for the pilot profession if they were flown by pilots who work for the company the planes are serving.

Individual pilots go work for regionals because it’s what’s best for them at that moment. One pilot refusing to participate in the system isn’t going to move the needle and they’ll just hurt their own career. A large group of pilots banding together to try and change the system to advance the pilot profession can have an effect though. A grouping, or a compact, or… what’s the word I’m looking for… oh, a union.