Choose Wisely
 

Regional hiring will be starting up again shortly, so when choosing an airline you’d like to be at, remember this:

Almost 500 (FIVE HUNDRED) pilots at Republic had their bases close in the last six months, forcing them into commuting, crash pads, and additional days/nights away from their families.

At least they still have a job and no one was furloughed other than the people who were still in ground school. COVID screwed up everyone's plans. Do you think it was Republics decision to close IAH and MIA? United and American took us out for Mesa and Envoy respectively. MCI is a weird, ill give you that one. We're just pawns in the game

Most places have started already, except for a few regionals. Is Republic possibly joining the list of resuming classes?

I think they have some sort of class update when things settle with the shuffling of people and base closures. Just my .02

And sent most of them to NY. Still impossible to hold ORD even tho it’s been our largest and busiest base for over a year. Gotta feed those out stations...

But yes, chose wisely. If you live in the northeast it’s probably a great regional. Others might want to strongly reconsider. Which is sad. This place looked so promising just one short year ago.

This is going to look really petty when the 3500 pilots who lost their jobs last year see it.

Bases open and close at all airlines. I'll absolutely grant Republic has a substantially longer history of it compared to others. But I'd rather be displaced than risk losing my job, and I was.

Republic is a stable regional with good financials, good pay, and even better work rules. Last year should have taught everyone why that matters, and why you'd rather be at a place like Republic than many others when the music stops. Going to a regional with a lesser contract for a quick upgrade, flow, or whatever means jack if things stop.

If I lived west of the Rockies, I probably wouldn't come to Republic just because of the long commute which would drain anyone. But Great Plains eastward, it's still a good spot to be, depending on your personal situation.

Uncool Joey

FFS man, I sat jobless and wondering how to pay my bills, while you guys fly routes I was flying just months ago in an airbus.

I'd have killed to keep my job with a long commute over what I actually got dealt/am still in the midst of. You new guys who think the industry owes you everything really are something.

It's good you like your company, but you really don't have anything going for you that any other regional in the country does. Quick upgrades, flow, whatever other perks will resume in the relatively short future. Again, truly am glad you kept your jobs and have that stability.

While I'd certainly agree that all regionals are closer in quality to one another than they are to any airline that's not a regional, I disagree that they're all the same, especially from a stability point of view. When I looked at which regional I wanted to be at nearly 3 years ago, part of my calculation was which would be the best to get stuck at if the unthinkable happened and the industry momentum stopped. Well, here we are.

Like Skywest, Republic provides an in-demand product across a diversified business. That equates to stability that, say, Trans States didn't offer, with their eggs in one basket (United) on a plane that will be going away sooner rather than later. Any airline that fits that mould will have risk with it that a Republic or Skywest wouldn't.

As far as contract provisions, I'd caution any prospective new hire about assuming all regionals are the same, just with different locations. I have a friend at GoJet who bids considerably higher in seniority than I do who complains every month about getting min days off because their pairings are so inefficient. Republic may not be the only one with them, but contractual provisions like trip and duty rigs make a big difference in quality of life. They're not as sexy as other things and can be easily overlooked, but they shouldn't be.

I hope for your sake, and everyone else's sake, things start getting back to normal soon. I feel like a broken record at this point!



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