Originally Posted by Mason32

If all you want to do is upgrade, go to Mesa, Republic, TSA, GOjets or any of those sweat shops. You can do your part to convincing managements that pilots are a dime a dozen, and do your part to help lower the bar even further.

If you want to work for a company with more stability than most, you go to Eagle, Mesaba, Compass, or Comair... as wholly owned, their parent companies are deeper pockets than any of the fly by night sweat shops.