Originally Posted by
cka411
Excuse this comment, but it just seems like there is no magic regional airline that fulfills all the wants and needs of the pilots or anyone, with that being said, with the mostly negative comments about it, are they still REALLY that bad in the overall scheme of things? If things are so bad then why not move on out, just an observation, but I just want to get a better feel, are things truly that bad there or is it just manageable?
cka,
You have to understand that the people on here represent a relatively small percentage of the total airline pilot group, and the pilot group at AW. That being said, the perception of an airline could be skewed in one way or the other. Also, this site is for the purpose of discussing (and moaning, complaining, b***hing, etc) about managment, contracts, schedules, etc. so most of the comments will be of a negative tone. To think that there is an airline (regional or not) that is "magic and forfills all the wants and needs" is pretty naive and will cause you to be very disappointed. In any job, in any industry, there will always be something that the employees don't like, its a fact of life. My suggestion to you is to gather all available information (you can even use the comments on here if you'd like) about the airline/s that you would like to go to, compare those to you ambitions and desires for your career, and make an intelligent decision about where you want to go. That's what I did, and so far, I'm pretty happy because I know I made the best decision for my life and I don't have any off-the-wall expectations.
Good luck!