63 cancels - 50 for crew
03-17-2019, 11:12 AM
#21
Currently Furloughed
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Position: C172 Captain
Posts: 643
Originally Posted by CanWeGetTheLeft
Expressjet is the categorical opposite of a “bottom feeder.”
03-17-2019, 11:14 AM
#22
Currently Furloughed
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Position: C172 Captain
Posts: 643
Originally Posted by Tpinks
We had a bunch of Houston Expressjet flying dumped on us at Republic a week or two ago.
03-17-2019, 11:31 AM
#23
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2008
Position: It's a plane and it's a seat
Posts: 950
Originally Posted by KCaviator
We’ll continue to lead the industry with our performance numbers and bail out XJT/UA.
How long have you been at Republic? There was a time (less then 5 years) that they were the “dumpster” fire of UAX. Their CBA was towards the bottom of the regional world.
The sooner you learn that everything is cyclical in the regional business and not to throw stones if you live in a glass house.
03-17-2019, 11:34 AM
#24
Banned
Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 1,358
Originally Posted by KCaviator
LOL, flying a lot is a priority? Wtf is this, flight school? Sorry, but I’d rather have QOL, a solid contract and make good money than “fly a lot.”
03-17-2019, 12:39 PM
#25
Currently Furloughed
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Position: C172 Captain
Posts: 643
Originally Posted by Itsajob
For most people flying hard, building time, and moving on is the priority. The things that you want are very understandable, but hard to demand when a company doesn’t own any of the routes and often times the equipment itself. The legacy airlines look at the regionals as a temp agency with pilots. As long as this is the business model, don’t expect a good QOL or to make much money. If you got the contract of your dreams, the flying would just shift to another group with lower cost. Personally I’d love to see the regionals leverage huge raises. That would erode the cost benefit of subbing out the flying and bring the flying back to mainline. I’m betting that neither of us get what we’d like to have.
03-17-2019, 12:44 PM
#26
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2006
Position: Reclined seat
Posts: 629
Originally Posted by KCaviator
But there are regionals that currently offer good QOL where you can make six figures. I can attest to this. Don’t fall into the “every regional sucks” trap.
You're right. I had a decent QoL last year and made $128,006 as a FO......at ExpressJet.
03-17-2019, 12:58 PM
#27
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2016
Posts: 667
Originally Posted by KCaviator
LOL, flying a lot is a priority? Wtf is this, flight school? Sorry, but I’d rather have QOL, a solid contract and make good money than “fly a lot.”
03-17-2019, 01:09 PM
#28
Perennial Reserve
Joined APC: Jan 2018
Posts: 11,489
Originally Posted by KCaviator
LOL, flying a lot is a priority? Wtf is this, flight school? Sorry, but I’d rather have QOL, a solid contract and make good money than “fly a lot.”
Last edited by Excargodog; 05-02-2019 at 02:52 PM.
03-17-2019, 02:07 PM
#29
Standby Reserve at LGA
Joined APC: Jun 2017
Posts: 171
Originally Posted by KCaviator
LOL, flying a lot is a priority? Wtf is this, flight school? Sorry, but I’d rather have QOL, a solid contract and make good money than “fly a lot.”
In the mean time, I believe Expressjet was the best possible option for me to go to advance my career toward working at a legacy / major airline in the shortest possible time. I'm glad they need aircrew, and I'll max out my time each month to make myself as competitive as possible for the big show.
03-17-2019, 02:41 PM
#30
Currently Furloughed
Joined APC: Mar 2014
Position: C172 Captain
Posts: 643
Originally Posted by Excargodog
Says the guy now locked in to a “safe” “high quality of life” regional, who will still be there long after his more ambitious fellows are accruing seniority at a legacy.
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