Originally Posted by nwa757 (Post 761015)

I can't figure out why people are foaming at the mouth to work at the sweatshop Colgan. Shame on you for wanting to join one of the biggest undercutters in the profession. I was furloughed and whipsawed out of my last regional job by Colgan, and I guess it just doesn't stop as long as Colgan has a stack of resumes on his desk with pilots just waiting to undercut others.

Safety Risks At Regional Airlines Detailed By PBS : NPR

Watch PBS at 9pm tonight if you don't share my view.

Originally Posted by ohboyeightyone (Post 761349)

Hey buddy...to each his own...if you knew where I worked now...Colgan would be compared to like working for Cathay!..Colgan is just a stepping stone..get in..get your PIC time..and move on to better things..

Originally Posted by dosbo (Post 761365)

What better things are you planning to move to? Gee look at all the majors hiring right now. If you go to Colgan you should plan to be there quite some time. Perhaps you are planning on moving up to Republic or GoJet.:eek:

Originally Posted by ohboyeightyone (Post 761349)

Hey buddy...to each his own...if you knew where I worked now...Colgan would be compared to like working for Cathay!..Colgan is just a stepping stone..get in..get your PIC time..and move on to better things..

Originally Posted by PinnacleFO (Post 761401)

THESE AIRLINES ARE NO LONGER STEPPING STONES!!!!! STEPPING STONES SHOULD NOT INVOLVE PEOPLES LIVES! These are Airlines, and you will be an airline pilot, go somewhere thats going to treat you like one!

Originally Posted by FL450 (Post 761369)

Or perhaps he thinks outside the box and has corporate connects, he didn't say stepping stone to one particular part of the industry. FWIW he could be flying for Cathay after Colgan... anything is possible!:cool:

Originally Posted by FL450 (Post 761418)

D@mn, Regionals have been downgraded from stepping stones to pebbles, I guess you just skip them on water until they sink...:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by flyguyniner11 (Post 761439)

does anyone have anything new to add to the discussion? cause everything said on here has been discussed ad nauseum

Originally Posted by dosbo (Post 761446)

Until people stop going to places like this and value their skills for what they are worth it has not been discussed enough. 121 flying carrying paying (unsuspecting) passengers is not an entry level position or a place to build basic flying skills and experience.