Thread drift alert: My magic 8 ball says the 700's(66 seats) stay. 200's will fade out as fuel gets more costly. There isn't a viable model for 66 seats to be cost effective at the current major structure. Of course this could be amended but the pilots and management seem worlds apart.. 90+, different story. This has been beaten to death, so I'll leave it at that. But...

Back to the topic, regardless what you think about the future of 66 seaters, ask yourself, does the management team have a plan to grow, not just survive. Is management adaptable and does the workforce have esprit de corps? SkyWest has changed but, I think they have long term potential.

Ask ANY of the more than 900 Republic FO's that are capped out at about $37 and the will tell you to go to Skywest. They all have four or more years, with only about 20 folks leaving above them per month.

The top 500 guys at Republic are lifers that now have a decent quality of life, a decent wage, and don't want to risk furlough. That means you have more than 1,000 FO's waiting for 500 spots - add it up and upgrade is going to be a LONG time at Republic unless the majors start hiring FO's. Some are doing that now but if the shortage really occurs, that is the only way there is going to be movement at RAH.

Go Skywest.

This really shouldnt be a choice... Skywest all the way

Thank you for the comments,I live in Los Angeles.

Based on your comments, I believe SkyWest is a better airline. QOL is the most important issue for me and it seems that everyone believes that is at SkyWest.

I'm a Captain at SkyWest and I can say life at every regional can be rough but SkyWest is one of the good ones. I personally would choose SkyWest again if I had to do it over again. You will have bad days and good days but over all your experience here will be positive.

I think you've made the right choice, welcome on board and I'll see you one line.

I made the jump to SkyWest from another regional and I can tell you from personal experience this was the best choice I made. Overall people are happy here and it shows with the crews you work with. Nothing is perfect but in the regional world I don't think it gets much better than here, especially you being a west coaster. Welcome aboard if you decide on SkyWest!

Thank you all, it is my pleasure to be aboard.

Hey Guys.
I have my stuff in airlineapps and it has been updated as of a couple months ago. Is there anything that I could do to get noticed by Skywest recruiting? I have 980ish hours, so I am just below the preferred time. Is that a deal breaker?

Wrong thread and Yes. 1000 is a must.