I got hired on with TSA back when everyone was hiring. Reason being was their wages weren't super sub standard (actually paid higher first year than most regionals at $22.59, and with how fast upgrades were, 2nd year pay was actually captain pay) and the upgrade time was really short, and I just needed the time to do it. I had 580/70 when I was hired, and have never failed a check at TSA. I was gonna jump ship 3 times, but skywest wouldn't interview me because I had 1000 hours, even with a degree from ERAU and worked for a 121 carrier. If I went to ATP, they would have given me an interview at 800 hours though

I stayed at TSA, got the time to upgrade, and it took me exactly 18 mos, and i took some extra time to get more winter experience.

Now, I just got downgraded from Captain back to First Officer, while people hired at Go Jets after I was hired (read JUNIOR to me)have upgraded into the CRJ-700, while I watch the 145's phase out of existance.

So much for feeding myself and my family right? Go Jets have the right to do that, but screw the TSA pilots who fought for what was right, and the new hires who did SOME research into what airline they were going into, and avoided Go Jets.

Trans States Holdings should be the same way Chataqua works. Damn ANYONE for asking management for average wages though, because they're 100% right in creating a new airline and paying pilots less than what another pilot group was asking for who deserved that flying (and yes, TSA pilots DID deserve that flying because of our performance that United liked, which is WHY they asked us to fly 700's)