Well, on the legacy Expressjet side we hired something like 700-800 new pilots over the last two years, so we have about 1/4 of our group on first or second year FO pay, so despite having some really senior guys we have a lot of new people as well.

As far as the ERJ vs the CRJ I have no idea, but we are also the only company with the 145XRs, and they are better than 1/3 of the total fleet. They've got to be more efficient than just about any other 50 seater out there, at least in my opinion. They burn more gas in the climb but they climb to altitude WAY faster (was holding 3000 ft/min for a while with a full plane yesterday now that temps are coming down some), plus operating over longer ranges at higher altitudes means a higher percentage of time in the more efficient realm of flight. Plus, you can operate out of hot and high airports that I don't think you can get a CRJ-200 into.

That being said, I'm speculating and I really have no idea which plane (145 vs -200 in general) is more efficient in total from a combination of fuel+maintenance costs.

Now, on the legacy ASA side they definitely have a LOT of really senior people and not a lot of hiring over the past few years.

American Eagle warns of 146 layoffs in Miami - South Florida Business Journal

Sooooo 77 furloughs at Eagle?

I believe the pilots and F/A's will simply transfer from NA to MQ and will not be layed off.

Recall letters have already gone out. Most guys don't meet ATP mins. I have heard that those with apps on file have been getting called for interviews but most do not have the mins either.