Love reading this from people that are currently employed at a regional. Why don't you resign then and take some short term pain.

Raises are coming soon, probably right about the time the LAX base is opening up, which according to the FA I flew with today, is right around the corner. Too bad for me though because apparently it’s only going to be a 175 base :(
Glad she already knows the equipment in the non-existent base though, that must mean it’s that much more likely right?
On a side note, did anyone else notice that the flow grievance loa we passes a while back completely concedes any future grievances on anything other than the bare minimum for the next two groups? Glad we gave that up. I’m sure the company will scratch our backs any day now with more money. Oh wait, they are decreasing profit sharing? Nvmd. Guess I’ll just keep being optimistic for no reason and wasting my life commenting on threads about how the company is probably going to improve my life out of the goodness of its heart. Corporations are people too you know...

If flow is the carrot, guess who the donkey is?

Ahhhh...good ol' FA intel. I've gotten some great info from FAs. Let's see, off the top of my head some of the great tidbits from FAs I've heard over the years: Mesa was going to be out of DFW by fall of 2013, we'd be adding the extra FA jumpseat to the 175s, the ovens were to be added on the 175, we were opening bases in DCA, PHL, LAX, reopening San Juan. All of these were amongst all kinds of other spot on intel I've gotten from FAs.

What's the carrot over your way?

The FA I flew with said that one of the gate agents told him they would let anyone west of DFW change to the 175, even FOs. And because cost of living is so high there that everyone would get pay raises.

So I guess it is true, when they open LAX we will get raises.

During my time, I choose not to apply to the bottom feeders like Mesa. Instead I chosed Eagle an airline that had a 10 year upgrade (the longest at the time) but one of the best contracts at the time.

I also voted no during the bankruptcy contracts willing and able to deal with the Comair threats that were facing us if it happened.

So yes I did lead by example.

My bidding seniority goes up 6-7% per month, as an FO I spent less than a full month on reserve before getting a line, I’m blocking ~81 hours a month, and I should be upgrading at about 15 months, while living in the base I wanted. First year I got a $17.5K bonus and the pay - while not industry leading - is pretty good.

How long did it take you to get a line in your preferred base?

Sounds like you got the literal best case scenario. Not representative of most hires who are getting flushed down the legacy fleet toilet for now.

So who do you even work for? Based on your post history you seem to be an expert on every regional out there.