I have offers from Endeavor, Piedmont, and Republic and I see potential and different benefits with each. I plan on starting with on in September but honestly I'm having trouble choosing. I suppose I am leaning toward Republic due to the fact that I live in between 2 of their bases and could potentially drive to work, which seems to be a big deal on making a decision. Any other info is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I recommend combing through the Republic, Endeavor and Piedmont forums to get a solid picture. Flipping through a few pages will highlight the QOL pretty well.

To counter this statement....on the internet, every airline is the worst. They all suck. Every single one is terrible.

The happy people don't spend their time commenting on internet forums. The unhappy ones do.

Something to keep in mind while browsing.

This could not be more true.

You're going to get a different answer from everyone, because everyone's priorities and criteria for what makes a particular airline better is different. As a previous comment also said, you need to figure out what you want from your airline of choice, then find the airline that best fits that need. Each one seems to have its "thing". I have found that the majority of people I talk to choose whichever airline just so happens to have a crew base near their hometown. To me that seems wildly misguided, as I can live anywhere and be happy with it. To me, I prefer to find an airline that offers a better day to day qol and scheduling ability, and setup camp in a Jr base. Again though, to each his own.

That being said, you've got plenty of time. Don't fall for the pipeline program stuff, it's just a marketing mumbo jumbo to try to get you to commit yourself to an airline early on. If you really boil them down, they don't offer much, if anything at all. You've got a few years to go before you're gonna have your hours so wait and see what airlines are offering in a few years. Just my .02


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Pilots are moving very quickly through the seniority list at Piedmont. I was hired mid-summer of '15 and I'm at 44% seniority now. I was hired at a large Embraer operator in late '15 and I know there's no way that I'd even be close to that much seniority had I stayed with them.

I appreciate this input. It was helpful. Thanks!

Aside from not going to mesa, my honest advice is this. Do your research. You owe it to yourself. Pick a regional. Don't belabor the issue. Don't look back. Focus on enjoying your life. If you're happy at one, you'll be happy at em all. Same goes for being miserable.

Living in base is very important. That being said, bases open and close at the drop of a hat.

I can only recommend Air Wisconsin. We have the best pay and work rules of any regional airline. Yes, we fly CRJ200s. They're old and dirty. However, the type of RJ that you fly has zero importance on your chances of being hired at mainline, and the 200 is a very fun plane to fly.