Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 1836685)

The real question comes down to pay, location, and schedule which all depends on the airline in question. ERJ probably pays more than 200, but will be more senior.
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Originally Posted by Moonwolf (Post 1836852)

No erj operator pays more than AWAC on the lonely old 200.

To add to what comrcap said its down to $$$.

Originally Posted by TallFlyer (Post 1836860)

True, but I'd rather live in base for an ERJ operator than commute anywhere else.

Originally Posted by kfahmi (Post 1836705)

Take whatever job lets you live in base and never commute. I honestly don't know how commuters do it long-term.

As for the airplanes, the CRJ (even the -200), when compared to the 135/145, is wider, heavier, and gets fewer 'OMG this is a tiny airplane deathtrap' comments from pax. And while the -200's overhead bins are tiny, I can still stuff my rollaboard in them, whereas I can hardly even fit my little crew cooler in the overheads on a 145.

The CRJ 7 and 9 are in a completely different league, weight and performance wise. The 900 is large enough that pax think it's a 'real' airplane, and the -700 actually has an excess of power, to the point that you often have to manually limit the climb rate above FL300 so it doesn't exceed the pressurization system's ability to catch up. There is simply no comparison between the 7/9 and a 145.

The ERJ175, on the other hand, has specs very close to the -900. Passengers love it, and the interior beats the CRJ hands down. I've never flown the airplane so can't comment on the flying characteristics aside from what you already know (it's the only RJ with autothrottles, etc.)

Again, though, choose the job and QOL first. Airframe should be the last deciding factor.

Originally Posted by RV5M (Post 1836735)

Embraer is growing and Bombardier is struggling. The E170 type might be more advantageous for future opportunities, especially if you're interested in working abroad. Also, the 170/190 type allows you to go to a mainline operator "pre-typed".

Originally Posted by Fegelein (Post 1836810)

Definitely! It's more like a mainliner than an RJ.

Originally Posted by FaceBiter (Post 1836986)

Who cares what it's more "like", the fact that a regional FO's 1st year take home pay to fly the Brazilian space shuttle is less than what Delta gave in profit sharing alone to two of the guys who dumped the lav on the damn thing. Those are the things that matter.