Shuttle-E170 or SkyWest-CRJ from Los Angeles?
 

I have a class date with Shuttle on E170 and a Class date for SkyWest on CRJ. I need your help making a decision very soon. I live in LA and I have to commute for both. Please give factual advice, if you have inside knowledge about both companies. More than anything else, I would like to know about the company rules, upgrade time and the future of the companies.

Seems like an easy choice to me:

Pay - Skywest
Base - Skywest (CRJ: LAX, FAT, SFO, PSP)
Stability - Skywest (I think?)
Real Airplane - Republic (Cause the engines are under the wings!!!!!!1)

Good luck ;)

Excellent point. Because the 727, DC9, Caravelle, Fokker, BAC111, and whatever other tail mounted engine aircraft weren't real airplanes. As well as the $37/hr that goes along with the "real" airplane.

Seriously, the ONLY thing that matters is logging TPIC, NOT were the engines are.

I thought my facetiousness was rather obvious, but apparently not. :rolleyes:

SalukiPilot once again FTW! He's always so full of teh appropriately timed funny! :D

If you can stand to be in the midst of the turmoil at RAH, the 170 is a great plane to fly. Beyond that they are BOTH regionals, with regional work rules and regional pay. Pick your poison.

1 vote for Skywest.

Definitely go with republic! Be a real man, avoid the lifetime "little jet" stigma. E-170 pilots can hold their heads high as they strut through the airport...

But seriously, you live in SOCAL and you even have to ask this question?

Still, there actually might be a case for republic...if your priority is TPIC and moving on, republic might offer a faster upgrade...I have no idea but that would worth finding out. SKW is hard to predict...right now it's about 4-5 years, but that could get much, much worse if the 2012 hiring boom fails to materialize.

If you want to commute from the west coast, SkyWest is your answer. Shuttle's bases are LGA, ORD, ATL, IND and CMH. You'll most likely get LGA out of training, which would require a bus or train ride from JFK to complete. The only bases that might be commutable from LA are ORD and ATL, but flights from the west coast seem to have high load factors and a bunch of nonrevs, all of whom will be ahead of you in priority. Also, ATL and ORD are senior, and you will be on reserve for quite some time should you be awarded one of those bases.

Congratulations! I hope whatever you choose works out well.