For me that post says he is staying at Skywest.

Look. JB is the highest paid regional. Come here if it betters your situation, but do not get comfortable. Be prepared to fight and I welcome you.

This place is like one big jedi mind trick. That is why some of us sound so negative, it's an attempt to de-lobotomize our brothers, sisters, and transgendered fellow aviators here.

They want to pay you less to do the same job. Remember that and we will get along great.

In love with 5 legs a day and motel 6.

I rarely like to come on here and comment since most people just wait for any question to bash on the company. If you think Skywest is that great (comical to me because I have friends saying the exact opposite) then you should stay at Skywest. The fact you’re asking those questions and view JetBlue how you’ve described you are exactly the same person that in 6 months will be coming on here to say burn it down. By no means am I saying you’re wrong to think the way you do. Everyone has different views and I think with yours is best for you to stay in Skywest. For me I was a captain in Republic I am 27 years old with a four year degree and I currently commute. Even with commuting I knew everything I was coming to. I came on here and saw the post both positive and negative and absolutely JetBlue has issues we are still behind the bigger legacies and cargo and I don’t know if we will ever surpass them. However I can tell you I am incredibly happy with my decision and I show up to work with great people and I hope the situation continues to improve.

1 it’s only a matter of time before Skywest is the next comair or express jet.

2 sure is... but they’re everywhere. This job is what you make it. It can be as easy or as hard as you make it to be.

3 it sure as hell helps.

4 good luck in your decision.

Umm, the hotels we stay at here are the same or worse than most regionals. Not an exaggeration. I stayed at hotels with JB that my regional left due to one issue or another. We stay at more Holiday Inns here than any other airline that I know.

I’ve lost any desire to help you after this post. Stay at SkyWest.

Same here. I am so happy I came here when I did. I’m not happy at all with the state of this airlines management. I do not go above and beyond at all. I’m not happy with the contract we got but I’m also not a grumpy guy in real life. If I get a chance to move on to a legacy I’ll leave quickly but I’m also going to stay here and fight for more. Most people I fly with aren’t as grumpy as it sounds ok here but none are going above and beyond to help the customers or company.

1. Regional is still a regional... I’ve got plenty of buddies at skybest who were fearful the place was on a path to go under before the new TA got voted in... amazingly more money changed their tune (no not surprising at all.

2. Message boards have the same half dozen or so people posting the same stuff. I doubt the extreme internet commandos of JetBlue are representative of the company as a whole. Nobody I know at JetBlue is miserable and now that it’s a320 pay is in the ballpark of legacy narrowbody rates they’re more content to stay there.

3. You’re comfortable with the pay now... will you be comfortable with the pay in 10 years knowing you turned down a job that tops out at $276ish an hour if another offer never materializes?

4. A320 and 170/190 type rating will open a lot more doors for you internationally than the just having a 170/190 type.

You seem to be focusing on the 190 at JetBlue for an apples to apples comparison to life at Skywest but the 190 is a fleet that is going away soon and being replaced by the A220.

After the first two-three years are you comparing a A220/320 career at JetBlue with a 175 career at Skywest? Why did you apply to JetBlue in the first place? Are you content with becoming a Skywest lifer?

Sounds like you want to stay at Skywest and that’s fine. There’s a good chance you won’t get another offer for from a major airline in the next few years and an offer from your dream airline may never come. If you’re not careful you could very easily become that grumpy old captain you lament stuck in the crowd of dime a dozen regional captains competiting for attention from the legacy airlines.

So if you have a 2200 report you’re on the 0530 departure? I hope you’re never in the cockpit while my family is riding in back. This is one of the dumbest things I’ve seen on APC in awhile...