Originally Posted by
IAHB756
If we are comparing moving on to a major and staying at a regional, I don't understand the sentence in bold. Sitting in the right seat for 25 years at a major in the smallest equipment in the base you want to live in will still pay more in a career than being the #1 guy on the largest RJ at a regional airline. I don't get it. Yes many will commute to fly captain on a widebody for the last few years of a career to maximize retirement etc. but many do the opposite. Several guys I fly with in IAH on the 757/767 were 777 CA's commuting to EWR. They have only 5 years left to 65 and want to fly more domestic and limit their overseas flying so they can coast through their final years.
Living in base, bidding the top of your equipment is a whole lot more palpable than commuting to Newark for five years was my main point. Many of the current Regional Captains have seen many of their peers go to United and Midwest over the last 10 years only to be burned. Sometimes staying put is the safer bet. We all know every move in this industry is a gamble.