Mesa vs Skywest vs Compass
09-11-2014 | 09:20 AM
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The first three rules of picking a regional 1. Don't Commute 2. Don't commute 3. Don't Commute and you could throw the 4th one in is maybe pick a regional that is growing if you can't comply with the first three.[/QUOTE]
Agree 100% with the above quote.
Quick upgrades come and go, you might get stuck commuting as a regional f/o for longer than you think?
Good luck with your decision.
The first three rules of picking a regional 1. Don't Commute 2. Don't commute 3. Don't Commute and you could throw the 4th one in is maybe pick a regional that is growing if you can't comply with the first three.[/QUOTE]
Agree 100% with the above quote.
Quick upgrades come and go, you might get stuck commuting as a regional f/o for longer than you think?
Good luck with your decision.
09-11-2014 | 09:24 AM
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09-11-2014 | 09:25 AM
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Where is Mesa basing the 170s? If he takes compass sounds like he'll be commuting to LAX.
09-11-2014 | 09:29 AM
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No he won't be on reserve forever. There will plenty of new hires joining the plane below him, and we are taking delivery 2-3 planes a month.
How do you know what the upgrade time will be? I have seen more movement in these last three months as SkyWest then I have seen in my three years here. We are technically a growing airline. We are taking on 40 new planes and we have bought 9 used ones this year to replace planes that had to go to the desert.
The first three rules of picking a regional 1. Don't Commute 2. Don't commute 3. Don't Commute and you could throw the 4th one in is maybe pick a regional that is growing if you can't comply with the first three.
How do you know what the upgrade time will be? I have seen more movement in these last three months as SkyWest then I have seen in my three years here. We are technically a growing airline. We are taking on 40 new planes and we have bought 9 used ones this year to replace planes that had to go to the desert.
The first three rules of picking a regional 1. Don't Commute 2. Don't commute 3. Don't Commute and you could throw the 4th one in is maybe pick a regional that is growing if you can't comply with the first three.
09-11-2014 | 09:49 AM
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He'd have 400 pilots below him in about a year at CPZ, at a 650 pilot company (at that point).
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This whole thread is a no-brainer.
09-11-2014 | 09:56 AM
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Its not a no brainer if he can't move and doesn't want to commute. Everybody has their own situation and reasons why one regional may be better than an other.
09-11-2014 | 10:59 AM
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09-11-2014 | 12:16 PM
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