Thanks, PG. I never said it was good news or an easy pill to swallow. I've been planning on transitioning to airlines for the past 3 years. Now, I am inside a year from making big life decisions with no big career that I'm excited to tackle. Right now, I'm probably going to stay where I am. QOL isn't perfect, but the pay is good, and the retirement is second to none. I wish flying big airplanes was a good way to live and make huge stacks of money like it once was. Maybe someday people will understand that 300 hours in the right seat of a jet is a scary proposition. Sure, the jets fly themselves, but making good decisions is what the pilot is the reason for the pilot. I just read a thread on here that a regional pilot didn't get hired at Mesa because he smarted off to his interviewer. In his mind, he didn't get the job because he wasn't wearing a jacket. What the hell is that guy going to do when things start falling apart in the cockpit? Honestly, I am scared to let my family fly because only regional jets fly into the airports we fly from.

Sorry for the thread hijack, but if the pilots union should really consider hiring standards as their big push. That would directly affect wages. I still don't believe pilots should support FA unions. I don't really support pilot unions, but they already exist. I definitely would not want my ability to earn a paycheck directly tied to a non-professional unionized group. Scary stuff.