None of the above. Definitely go to chipotle.

Go somewhere that allows you to live in base.

In your shoes, I would interview at my top 3 choices.

Just apply straight to majors. Let the regionals die off.

Depends....I feel we need to know more about the previous weeks diet to make an informed decision. Also, we need to know how close the nearest bathroom is.
Please see above.
You are dumb. And wrong. You're du-rong.

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Hey tiger, calm form with that noise. Some of us NEED the regionals

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For the love of God...

1) Whatever regional allows you to live in base

2) As long as it's not Mesa

3) Or XJet (great pilot group but I fear that company is not long for this world)

Do we really need to keep having these 'what regional?!?' discussions?

So you recommend that the dudes with 1,500 hours and a wet ATP apply to the majors and skip the regionals? How well d'you think that'll work out for them?

Truth is, the kind of jobs you could once get flying ME aircraft, for hire, have largely gone the way of the dodo. Check carrying, auto part delivery...those jobs hardly exist anymore. Sure, there's Amflight, but the days when thousands of guys could go fly checks in a clapped-out San Antonio Sewer Pipe for the ME turbine time are long gone...

Like it or hate it, there are pretty much only 2 options these days to go from the right seat of a 172 to the right seat of a major. And that's the regionals.

None of those airlines have orders for the E2-175.

Don't discount part 135 operators. Better QOL, better pay, plus you won't ***** yourself out like at the regionals. You can jump ship to a good LCC or legacy once you have the time.

Rule #1: Treat airline recruiters like military recruiters. They'll tell you all of the good, and none of the bad. It's their job to get you to sign on the dotted line.

Rule #2: Avoid commuting if at all possible for a regional.

Rule #3: Do not pick an airline based upon what planes they fly. E145, 175, CRJ, no major cares what kind of regional jet you flew.

Rule #4: Look at the referral incentives the airlines are offering their employees. They're basically turning their pilots into paid recruiters. Take what pilots say with a grain of salt for that exact reason.

Rule #5: Go to the place that will get you gone the fastest. Your goal is mainline, not a regional. However, if the music stops, try to be somewhere you can tolerate.

I'm at 9E. It's improved significantly since the BK and merge, but it still is lousy in comparison to any major. All regionals suck compared to the majors. Get in, move out.