Originally Posted by Approach1260 (Post 2760001)

PSA is a bit better schedule wise thanks to SAP, but otherwise yeah you can do better than the flow. I've got 3-4 years to flow and I'm looking to jump ship. With 9-10 years I wouldn't have even interviewed.

Originally Posted by TheWeatherman (Post 2759862)

People who say "it's a Regional, it is supposed to suck" are idiots. I am at Republic and it does not suck at all. I can credit over 100 hours and still have 15 days off in a month. I get block or better, pay protection, no junior manning, 4 sets of uniforms every year, etc.

Do not enable these bottom feeder Regioanls (by bottom feeder, I mean their pay and work rules not the pilots themselves who are usually great when I have been on their aircraft) by continueing to apply to places where they have horrible work rules and pay. The only way it is going to change is if pilots stop applying there.

Now I realize some pilots have no choice or would go to an unfavorable Regional to avoid commuting, which is perfectly acceptable. But what gets me are people who do little research and pick the path which is easiest. i.e. which ever recruiter got to them first in flight training.

My point is that working for a Regional does not have to suck and ruin your life/make you hate flying. Put a lot of research in and try to go to a Regional that has the best pay/QOL where you don't have to commute, or has the best commute.

Originally Posted by chrisreedrules (Post 2760017)

Unless AA is your absolute must have for a job and/or unless you’re less than 2 years from flowing, there aren’t many reasons to be at an AA WO. That being said those hired 2014-2015 at the AA WOs will likely end up hitting a pretty good sweet spot career-wise. I don’t know that I can say the same for those being hired now.

Originally Posted by Approach1260 (Post 2760119)

My point exactly, those that are here now and the top half of the company have the golden handcuffs. For a new hire though the wholly owneds should be far from the first choice.

Originally Posted by Approach1260 (Post 2760001)

PSA is a bit better schedule wise thanks to SAP, but otherwise yeah you can do better than the flow. I've got 3-4 years to flow and I'm looking to jump ship. With 9-10 years I wouldn't have even interviewed.

Originally Posted by flysooner9 (Post 2761288)

All the PSA pilots I see sitting ready reserve in philly and not having touched an airplane in weeks, always look like they’re having a blast.

Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon (Post 2761405)

That’s every ready reserve at every semi-staffed airline.

Originally Posted by Slow2Final (Post 2761760)

Not all regionals are created equal. Many have better reserve rules in general, most with better ready reserve rules. Some don't even have ready reserve...

Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon (Post 2762179)

How many months are you usually on RR? At mine that job tends to go to the FO that finishes training halfway through the month. You might have two months of it max. Not the end of the world.