OO vs. YX
 

I've done a fair amount of research between SkyWest and Republic. It seems to me like Republic wins in QOL, but SkyWest wins in fast upgrades, and PIC time. What is more important, QOL or PIC? Which airline is superior?

Republic upgrades are ~2 years and falling. Do you have any 121 time? Because you will need 1000 hours to be eligible to upgrade even if you are senior enough to hold Captain. Between initial training backlog that most airlines face and sitting reserve, blocking 1000 hours could take almost 2 years anyway. That being said, I believe Republic newhire classes are filled for the rest of the year.

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I don't have any 121 time, I'll enter the 121 world straight from instructing. On OO's website the most junior captain has 13 months seniority on the CRJ in DTW. Which obviously has a lot of appeal over 24+, but I think YX's contract appears to be better.

SK classes are at least 6 mo out as well.
QOL vs anything else is something only YOU can answer for yourself. Ask 100 people, you'll get 100 different answers.
But, if you want to move on...bigger planes...bigger airline...whatever...121 PIC - hard to beat how good that looks on the resume.

You won't get 1000 hours in 13 months.. it will take you at least a year and a half

That 13 month upgrade likely came from another carrier and already had 121 time.

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Can you live in base? Both have similar work rules. Avoiding a commute should be your goal.

This. Don’t commute unless you absolutely have to.

Yeah. That’s the CRJ in Detroit. And that guy is the low time captain at Skywest. More representative upgrade times everywhere else, even in the CRJ, are 2-3 years and for the ERJ are longer than that. SEA is seven years, PDX is eight. Salt Lake City? Fuggedaboutit. You ain’t gonna live that long.

But seriously, if you are going to live as Far East as Detroit, go with YX.

THIS^^^^

You literally can not. You won’t be through your training in one month, more likely two and a half. Then the max you can possibly average is 83 hours a month, and that’s after you finish IOE. 1000/12= 83.33.

But you’ll be sitting Reserve somewhere, lucky if you fly 60 hours a month the first 2-3 months. And then they won’t upgrade you even at 1000 hours unless there is a vacancy.