I don't think all major pilots think of themselves as better aviators than regional guys but facts are facts:

Regional pilots are proportionately far less experienced than major pilots.

Regional pilots only operrate in one theater, no transoceanic or international experience at all.

Regional airline pilots proportionately are less educated than major pilots because the companies regional pilots fly for don't require higher education.

Regional pilots have far greater instances of failed training events and accidents that prevent them from flying for the majors. Those pilots are kept at the regional level.

And most importantly regional airline pilots have for decades accepted substandard pay, benefits and retirements despite decades of being able to raise the bar.


Are they worse aviators, for the most part no, are they of less of a caliber than their major brothers.......well unfortunately yes. Not all but far too many.