Yet what your selling aren't facts at all. It's pure misinformation. Our leases aren't up until starting in 2018 going well into the 2020's. IF AAG wanted to rid itself of its 50 seat feed why would they take them from one of their lower cost regionals? Whiskey certainly costs more and dare I say the 50 seaters at both Piedmont and Envoy cost more as well... We aren't having trouble staffing in the least bit. Still filling classes. The "quick upgrade" for those with the prior 121 will continue into next year. New hires thereafter can expect a 2 to 3 year upgrade (which is still great). There is movement off the top and new FOs have to sit reserve for maybe 3 months. Is it so hard for you to accept that things aren't so bad here? Oh that's right, your too busy spreading misinformation and making yourself look foolish.

 

Training? What training are you considering paying for?

Go get 5-10 hours in a Frasca sim, hit the books for a couple weeks, and every regional out there will be begging you to come to class.

Train to proficiency and 100+ hours of IOE if needed are the new standard. (And very few need anything extra.)

 

You are asking us to help ruin your life and yet you give us so little information to work with!

Where do you live, how far to the airport you commute out of, how long between feeding can your cats survive? We need all the basics.

 

Just did the exact same thing. No need to spend a bunch of money on training. I was out for 11 years, so I made sure my logbook was correct, got my BFR in 2 hours in a 172 and sent out apps.

Study your regs and charts before you send out the apps, I was a little shocked at how quickly I got an interview.

If you have any questions, PM me.

 

That doesn't matter one bit. I guess you don't understand the history how lease terms don't mean the airplanes will still fly to the end of that term.

 

Kind of like an e175 operator that can no longer deliver a reliable product due to commitments at another carrier..............

 

I don't disagree with that statement. Compass could very well lose AA flying or even Delta if it doesn't staff the flying it has.

Just like Skywest is at risk for all of their flying.

However, when the regionals as a whole have issues, the mainline partners will choose to operate the most profitable lift as possible.

 

No offense to the OP, but please god get a few months in as FO before taking a capt position at any regional with jets. Being "captain ready" wont be possible with that large of a gap in flying and proficiency.
In fact, with all these "quick upgrades" for guys with 1000 recent 121 tprop only time, has already led to problems. Lots of prop captains jumping ship, or being dispalced to jets (skywest) and shady things are happening because of it. You have been gone for a while and proficiency will be lacking at least a decent ammount, and therefor being captain right off the bat is a bad idea. These aircraft are no turbo props. The E175 and CRJ will eat you alive with a tprop mentalitly.

 

If you can pass your type ride, loft, pc, ioe, line check etc.. what more do you need?

 

Looks like you haven't been back here yet as your post count is still 1, but don't be spending any money for training, its unnecessary. Get a medical and a BFR in a 172, that's all that is needed. At your level, a few sim sessions you'll be right back in the saddle again.