Originally Posted by
dashtrash300
This seems to be the most popular thread right now with SkyWest guys and I am looking for some quick info. I received an invite to interview with SkyWest and I just don't know what to do. Can someone please tell me about the reserve lifestyle? Is the upgrade time still around 5 years or so? Do you project that number to fall greatly in the near future when majors start hiring? What is the junior base (I assume it is one for the EMB). Is SkyWest in the process of getting a union? Any other information you guys can provide can help me out greatly. I would love nothing more than to get back to the west coast but I need to make sure this is a positive move in a major way. Reserve at a crappy regional is the same as reserve at less than crappy but still crappy (if that is what it is) regional.
Reserve here sucks. There is a lack of trasperancy even though we supposedly have some. Things are pretty busy right now so be prepared to work. FAT on the bro is the junior domicile but it seems like guys have been going to to all the domiciles out of training except for pdx. No union drive as of now. Upgrade time is anyone's guess. We have been running upgrades but not many. The bro will be the quicker upgrade and a memo from the top recently said up to 400 upgrades this year alone but it could be a dangling carrot so we accept the proposed pay package. Captains on the RJ seem to be pretty content and i dont see many of them leaving for the majors but that could always change.
Overall Skywest is a good regional. Reserve will make you contemptuous but it offers stability, on par pay, and the west coast if thats what you're looking for. Good luck.