Originally Posted by RJSAviator76

I hate to break it to you, but you ain't gonna overhaul the industry by mudslinging at yet another sh*tty regional.

I recently hung out with a Brit guy who's flying a Legacy now, but used to fly an EMB-145 at BMI Regional... right out the gate, his min GUARANTEE translated into USD was around $56k AS AN FO! You don't see that kind of money until you upgrade to captain in the U.S.

Another thing... they use seniority for promotion, but if they're also open to hiring direct entry captains if experienced enough, and funny thing - they don't seem to mind it nearly as much as you all would do, but then again, their mentality is quite a bit different from ours.

Oh yeah, and the first year captain pay? $93,000 USD for an ERJ-145 captain, and that's bare bones reserve. How long will it take a US regional pilot to make that here?

I asked him if it was a livable wage as a brand new FO. He said, it's an OK living. Much, much better living than your average US pilot flying the same equipment in the US.

The guy married an American girl, has an FAA license, but took one look at our payscales, and said "no, thanks. I can't believe people sign up for those wages!"

Hilarious...