Originally Posted by
170Homie
Uhh, sorry to break it to you guys but the regional life actually isn't that bad anymore.
- I haven't had a pairing yet that has had more than 3-4 legs a day, MAYBE.
- We only fly to mainline fields ie: DFW, JFK, MIA etc. (At least on the 170.)
- My average flight is not 18 to 35 min. it's more like 2:15 to 3:15 block on average.
- I had 17 days off last month with about 94 credit hours (pretty senior, if you call only 3 years senior)
- My quality of life is great! Never spent a day on reserve.
Now my point is not to gloat or rub anyone the wrong way, My 2 best friends are caught up in the cluster at UAL and I feel for EACH and EVERY one of you affected, but don't knock the regionals. OK, Pay sucks I admit and we need better contracts, duly noted, but I love my job. This is not your grandaddy's commuter anymore.
PS: UAL pilots are welcome on my JS anytime!
I don't think this is true for most regional pilots. For sure some but most not. At least not in its entirety. I believe the writer is on the E170 which would be a stretch to call it a regional aircraft. Most of us don't fly those. Air Canada added it to their mainline fleet which is where it belongs.