Originally Posted by RJ85FO
Sad but more than likely true.
The next step down the ladder at regionals will be the fact that airlines like Mesaba will pair up with flight schools and hire only Private/Instrument rated pilots. Their Commercial/Multi checkride will be integrated with the SIC type rating in the CRJ or ERJ. Since they will have only 100 hours total time and 0 multi time, the pay can further drop to say MINIMUM F-ING WAGE per block hour.
As much as I like your cynicism. . . insurance companies wouldn't provide coverage to the airlines if they were hiring such individuals.
I can see depression is setting in.