Originally Posted by
brettinlj
And on another tangent unrelated to the above comment, I think no regional job is necessarily secure and it will always be a challenge to be a junior pilot on reserve. The pilots I met during the interview were all professional and friendly. Regionals tend to all have labor/managment issues and in the end it comes down to you and your fellow pilots attitude and your willingness to stick together and stand your ground. Pinnacle has this and all those I know who actually work there would disagree with those on this board who dog the company.
I think most people on this board (myself included) who rag on Pinnacle are ragging on Pinnacle the AIRLINE, not Pinnacle the PILOT GROUP. Big difference. I have several friends at Pinnacle and I have had many Pinnacle guys on the jumpseat, they are all great guys and I would never want to see any of them go through a furlough or liquidation at their company. But lets call a spade a spade: Pinnacle the AIRLINE is a poorly run company. Northwest Airlines the COMPANY is a cancer on the industry. That said, I still have the utmost respect for Pinnacle the PILOT GROUP and Northwest the PILOT GROUP.