I dont work for republic, but I have heard nothing but bad things about AE. Upgrade to jet PIC is something like 8-10 years . I know someone that was hired at Chautauqua on the E145, then 2 years later he was offered a captain position on the E170.

Republic holdings is also much more diversified than AE and for that reason I feel they are more stable. What happens if American decides to make a move like Continental did to XJT?