Saying the 170 is junior for new hires may lead people to believe they actually have a choice of aircraft. Also, regarding junior captain date of hire, the 170 is the most SENIOR.

The aircraft you are FO in doesn't matter when becoming a captain. You bid for the vacancies. You can take the quicker upgrade and bid for a CRJ or wait longer and take the 170. If you aren't wanting to stay a lifer and want your PIC to get out then taking the 170 might not be the best idea.

I figured that was what you meant.... but just thought you should elaborate for the masses.

they have dropped hiring mins ...again....according to the website.

Take my posts with a grain of salt, I've only been here for about 5 months now.

Yea, I just saw the new minimums... My biggest concern is the status of a soon to be closed mainline Airways base

I saw that blurb on PIT........

It's all a crapshoot. If you want PHL you gotta be a RP 170 driver. Anything else and you'll have to wait to upgrade there. They're hiring into everything. You can always ask for a specific certificate or airplane, and you can always pass on a class date to wait for something on that certificate...but it could be dangerous. Do what you gotta do. AWAC also has a PHL base if I'm not mistaken. My friend there is pretty happy.

yeah i would concur with that. Republic will most likely drastically shrink or close PIT and open a CLT base, and they will do most of the airways flying from PIT and CLT and eventually LGA. That sucks because PIT is a cool town and I know there are a lot of pilots that are here wanting to eventually end up there.

In Airways' grand plan for PIT posted on theHub, "controlled" regional departures will increase from 26 to 27. Republic is a "controlled" regional.

So with the "controlled" regional departures increasing does this mean republic isnt going anywhere for a while?

Who knows, Republic hasn't officially or unofficially commented on the Pittsburgh base... plus I usually start a trip out with a DH and dont see PIT again until the last leg of the last day.. so ya