Mercyful isn't a pilot. Just a shareholder who doesn't know how to spell Merciful (at least the band had an excuse).

I'm ready to bail once I hit my upgrade hours if something doesn't change. Yeah, I'll be junior. But for a difference of $20-30k? Worth it, that's a substantial raise at this pay rate.

And for those who aren't in SkyEast, 80% of the pilots I fly with complain about the schedules, days off, pay, etc. While maintaining professionalism, of course. But most are realistic about our current position in the industry. I haven't had any who are debby downers about it, but everyone has a comment to make. Even some of the big names have made comments when I've talked with them on the ground or flown with them...I'd hope that's a sign that things might change.

I'm also on the list of people actively trying to get out. Morale around ORD lately is pretty bad.

I dunno what you're talking about, who wouldn't want 95+ credit/block hours forced on you and min days off? That's of course before all the deice delays, wx/mx cancellations at outstations, and so on that cut into your time/days off.

On the plus side, you can pick up open time days at the end of your month that inevitably get dropped off because you run out of block due to ground delays ;)

The e-mails begging us to work low-paying OT stand-ups on what little, precious days off that have been awarded to us are comical....

Haha nope. Just another person who for a while considered being a lifer here. Now I’m running for the door.

It seems to be the norm at regional airlines to shake up the upper portion of the seniority list and try to motivate people towards the door. It’s been said time and time again that regionals were meant for time building. Then you’re supposed to move on. I believe this will become more evident as companies raise incentives for pilot recruitment.

So because people are supposed to move out we continue to make excuses for the company’s behavior? Just more apathy. This also continues to erode the nice place SkyWest used to be. I get it’s “just a regional” but it used to be a nice one. There isn’t anything that makes us unique anymore. Hence my firm statement, if you’re a new hire, go somewhere else and at least get paid! You’re gunna be treated like a piece of meat no matter where you go.

Interesting to push people out the door when the industry is experiencing the beginning of a pilot shortage.

Exactly!!! Oh but if you listen to Inc there isn’t a shortage.