Tony is right....Lagos sucks!!! The beer hurts your head. As far as regional vs major. My life is waaaay better at a major. More pay, more time off, more money in my DB plan, more flexibility (brokerage link) with 401k, less legs per day/year, no more "wow, this plane is small!", weekends off, christmas off, new years off, a contract....not a policy manual..... I could go on and on.

I do miss the younger crews and the family atmosphere of my old California regional base. Too bad the best Cali bases closed. The job security issue was a concern but my goal was not to reach the peak of my career in an RJ and stagnate for the next 30 years. Projected retirements helped reinforce the career advancement opportunity at a major. The guys senior to me were serious lifers at my old job.... I wasn't moving up till they kicked the bucket.

I felt I worked for the best regional and had many good years under my belt. Life would've been comfortable if I stayed but life is awesome now. I'll tell you in 30 years if I made the right decision.


For those who remember this....A decade ago the skywest policy manual really was printed on brown paper. We joked that it was used toilet paper and wasn't worth $hit. Sure is nice having a contract now and the benefits that go with it.

Even if the economy just drags along like this there are many many retirements at all airlines starting in a couple years. Maybe Kit Darby will finally be vindicated!!!!!