Originally Posted by indapit

Hey Skip, you seem pretty confident about how to pick a regional even though you have never even worked for one.

A regional is a regional. No matter what, if you are at the bottom of the list, you are going to get crapped on. If you chase money, I will tell you right now, it is not worth it. Find one where you like a junior domicile, get hired and live in base. Commuting sucks no matter how you slice it. QOL is so much more important than the money.

If you make an extra 5k at a "better regional" but you are constantly paying for crashpads and airport food that you would not have to at a "crappy regional", then it is a wash. Majors do not care about which regional you come from so do not try to pull that one.

Get hired where you want to live and live in base. My favorite it people who got hired by an airline based on the east coast and they live in LA. And then they complain about commuting.