It will be a while, probably a year and a few months until I am in your shoes and can agree with this. There is a ton of conflicting information out there about what's best and what's worst. One thing I do know is this aviation industry is a constantly changing game and what's best now may not be the best even 6 months from now. If I were able to get hired on now I would probably try to look at the future of each company you want to work for. Are they growing or shrinking? Are they having trouble attracting pilots or too much ease attracting pilots (possibly sitting reserve for a long time)? But chances are a year from now I will probably be doing the exact same thing you're doing now.

If it helps what my choices would have been as a new guy a month ago; it was Mesa, PSA, and Republic. Now with the potential TA at Envoy and the reshuffling of planes, at this point any option isn't an easy choice. The potential upside is the retirements at the top. Good luck.

 

Go where is the shiniest JET ! Lol ! And if they use Hat better ! #koolaiders

 

Also, using big words wrong doesn't make you sound smart.

I have no problem with people asking questions. I've seen many threads that were about choosing between specific regional airlines based on various factors. This thread SCREAMS of laziness. Hey guys, what should I choose. If you had put forth any effort at all, it would be obvious.

Also, I'm not angry. I'm actually really happy. Just because I question your motivation and refuse to play this game doesn't make me miserable. I'm not a recruiter. My job isn't to make you feel happy.

 

I've done my research, and continue to do so, but my observation stands.

 

I wasn't trying to sound smart... I goofed on that one. I always thought superfluous meant always changing. I can only imagine how many times I have misused that word in the past! Learn something new every day, thanks. If I could go back in time I would've just put the word dynamic in its place.

Fair enough. I mostly agree with that.

 

I never flew at a regional so I don't have first hand knowledge but I would think the ones that are hiring and have a growth plan would be your best bet. One thing I can say is get in get your time and get out!! I know plenty of guys that have gotten stuck because of QOL and pay.... I can't stand when I hear a 10 year RJ captain say I cant make the leap to delta, united of american because of the pay cut... You will make that up after year one!!

 

Become a WasteManagement garbage truck driver, you will make a living wage, never get furloughed, and you can keep any good stuff you find. You come to this chit show, you will wonder where your life went, just read most of the posts on any aviation site. The new hire posts are rosy with optimistic conjecture, at 5 years they are neutral and after 10 years you get this. Wonder why? Lots of chit to eat, to just hand fly an airplane for 10 minutes after t/o and 10 minutes before landing. No glory, no admiration, just night after night in crappy cheap hotels. Come on board and watch your aviation passion crushed out like the last cigarette in a day drinking bar.
Oh yeah, bring your own drinking water....

 

Skywest. Horizon. Compass. Those are the ones I would look at.

 

So wrong!!!

Great Lakes is not a good choice unless you already live there simply because they are limited to the region around the Great Lakes. All other regionals have a much greater operational area of coverage. Plus the 1900 doesn't have a door in the cockpit.

Comair stands a very good chance of being comaired. Sure, people say they're just threats, but why else would it be called being comaired.

I would avoid California Pacific as I don't think they have any planes with with tail mounted engines. Delta (717, MD88, MD90) is unlikely to hire you without at least 500 hours of tail mount time.

Atlantic Coast Airlines? Do you mean Atlantic Southeast? ACA is mainline, not a regional.

I would recommend the OP go to one of these 3:

American Eagle
Delta Connection
United Express

 

You have no friends at Eagle if they say it's the best. It's only second best.