I think what he meant was that the regional end of things SUCKED... when I started at a regional carrier in 1992 it sucked.... pay sucked... work rules sucked... oh yea.. and there was little or no movement then either ... i spent 3 years on the bottom of a 1000 person seniority list ..with chance to upgrade...

The regional side of things has seen pockets of good times with fast upgrades and lots of movement... but that has not been the norm.

Oh... and in 1992 when I went to work for Flaghship Airlines ( AE )...I had 1600 hours nearly all ME turbine time...... and I was the LOW man in a class of 18. The more it changes the more it stays the same....