Originally Posted by truebluesp

I'm not sure if anyone can help me with this decision, but I have been working for a regional for 8 months. They threatened with a furlough a month ago and then they just opened a new base in EWR. It's a pretty badly run company, but that means that there won't be any "career pilots". I was offered an interview with Mesaba at the end of November, but I don't know if it would be a wise decision to do a lateral move after 8 months. Can anyone shed any light on how it really is to work for Mesaba and upgrade times for newhires? I'm a little hesitant about making a wrong move and then sitting as an FO for a long time and on reserve. I'm still under ATP mins and flight time and upgrade is a primary focus for me. I can live with getting paid dirt - I'm just looking into the long term. Thank you.