Turbosina

Well I work at Skywest and I don't think our pilots or training programs are any better or worse than any other carrier. We're all flying the same equipment in the same weather to the same airports, and our safety record is no better or worse than other regionals. That said, I've never worked​ at another regional, but I don't know anyone here who thinks we're somehow better than any other carrier (except in obvious areas like pay, as compared to Mesa for example)...

legend

Stay away from GoJet and Express jet! Endeavor, Skywest, American subsidiaries (Envoy, PSA, Piedmont), Air Wisconsin now they have new contract. Most Lucrative and Flow would be the American Eagles.

tcco94

Don't fall for shiny jet syndrome and figure out your priorities....money? Flow? Domicile? Then big based off that. Don't listen to other pilots because one might want a west coast base over pay where as someone else wants max $$$ or flow. Outweigh your options, research the company online and through forums (not what those recruiters are feeding you) and pick based off that

SilentLurker

Wait wait wait wait.... Denny's????

I didn't know they catered to flight crews. I guess it could be Waffle House crew meals so they lucked out.

Turbosina

Yup, Denny's. I think the loadmaster just did a Denny's run prior to the trip. Lots o' burgers and pancakes and all sorts of stuff. But it was most definitely Denny's.

zondaracer

So, lately there are a lot of these types of threads popping up, and I can understand. As an outsider, looking in, its hard to separate the all the information and try to make an informed decision, especially if you are talking to recruiters and also getting biased information from forums.

To start, there is not a one size fits all. And the good news is that there is more than one good choice. There are also some bad choices.

-- Look at the base choices. http://www.pilotdomiciles.com/

Take a look at this site and try to decide where you would like to live, or where you live now. Not commuting is great. An easy commute can be alright. A cross country commute can suck. A two leg commute to reserve can be hell.

-- Trend vectors: Do not just look at a company and see where they are now, but try to gauge where they will be in the near and long term future. This can be difficult but look at various factors. If you are jumping onto the train when they are at fast upgrades, you may have just missed the train and the numbers could be swinging the other way. Look at long term contracts and company track record. If you get stuck at a regional for a few years, where do you want to be stuck? Does the company have aircraft on order? Do they own the planes? Are they getting deliveries? etc.

The OP mentioned:
Envoy - Transferring CRJ700s to PSA, but gaining E175s. They have a flow with AA. Although not the best working conditions, of the 4 you mentioned, I think this could be a good choice depending on domicile preferences
Endeavor - Fully owned by Delta. Endeavor was high on my list when I was looking at regionals but I still had Comair fresh on my mind so I was a bit skiddish. Endeavor does look like a good choice right now, especially if you are near New York or Atlanta.
Air Wisconsin - They lost a lot of pilots recently due to uncertainty of the future of the company. Now that they secured flying with United, they need to rebuild the pilot list. This could mean fast movement. Air Wisconsin has traditionally been one of the better regionals. Having said that, they have a lot of old CRJ200s, and its an all 50 seat fleet.
GoJet - People love to hate on GoJet. Just read up on their history and how they were formed and you can understand why. The have a relatively fast upgrade but people really like to talk bad about them, so do your research.

Right now, any regional will probably take you, so don't limit your research to just four companies.

buscappy

sheet. that guy posted the only entertaining witty dry insightful comment on this regional retard southwest-smallytown-state college of mel-cfi and frat party idiot forum.
most you guys sound like high school sophomores - who get C's and act like Beavis - and this guy made a good observation in a humorous way

goodness

minimwage4

Yea I'm surprised the ratio of serious posts here to this question, the OP never even came back. I guess I'm an APC old timer. Usually they get shot down right away if they ask which regional is better. It's impossible for someone to tell you which regional is better. Even with Mesa, it might suck I guess I have no idea but at least you're not commuting to NY if you're near DFW.

Celeste

To those complaining about constructive advice:

You probably aren't going to get much sympathy from the guys that got hired 3-4+ years ago. Back when you actually had to apply a bunch of the places, wait for the call, and then go to that airline just because that was the only one you have a CJO at there was no telling how long you'd have to wait it out to hear from your 'top choice' airline.

So the multitude of "I can't Decide" "Which Regional?????" "whats the best between ABC, XYZ, ZYX..." are irritating. Take some time to go through some threads and do some of your own research.

Celeste

And by saying SkyWest has high standards, you mean they won't hire people with DUIs or have been fired by another 121 yet? They did have high standards, but now they will hire pretty much anyone that doesn't have a big f-up in their past. From some of the people I know personally that have gone there, there is quite a bit of hand-holding going on, and upgrades are coming quickly. Being selective is a thing of the past, I wonder what some of the captains there think of the d*p$**ts that are getting on there now... people that would have never gotten an interview in the past, let alone a job offer, are coming in droves.