Republic, Eagle, or Skywest
11-25-2013, 11:05 AM
#61
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The pay sucks at all regionals its a stepping stone i think upgrade time is what matters the most to most pilots at the time !
11-25-2013, 11:20 AM
#62
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Joined APC: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,097
The pay sucks at all regionals its a stepping stone i think upgrade time is what matters the most to most pilots at the time !
11-25-2013, 11:24 AM
#63
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: ERJ - 145
Posts: 1,631
While people chose their airline for a variety of reasons, upgrade time is one of them, most people tend to do it for quality of life reasons.
Regionals have become less of a stepping stone and more of a base camp for many. Possibly moving on but also possible to take high quality of life over paycheck.
11-25-2013, 11:28 AM
#64
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Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
It's probably better to pick a regional that you wouldn't mind being at if something like that happened again. I would hate to get stuck commuting across the country as an RJ FO for 7 years because I went to a company expecting a 1 year upgrade that didn't happen.
11-25-2013, 11:43 AM
#65
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Joined APC: Mar 2008
Position: Assistant Greens Keeper
Posts: 1,011
11-25-2013, 11:52 AM
#66
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Position: CL-65 captain
Posts: 2,244
Upgrade times can change overnight. Skywest had 8-12 month upgrades in 2006. The people hired in late 2007 and early 2008 who came there expecting a 1 year upgrade are still waiting to upgrade today.
It's probably better to pick a regional that you wouldn't mind being at if something like that happened again. I would hate to get stuck commuting across the country as an RJ FO for 7 years because I went to a company expecting a 1 year upgrade that didn't happen.
It's probably better to pick a regional that you wouldn't mind being at if something like that happened again. I would hate to get stuck commuting across the country as an RJ FO for 7 years because I went to a company expecting a 1 year upgrade that didn't happen.
11-25-2013, 12:40 PM
#67
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
I wouldn't go that far. I enjoy my job at a regional because I picked the one that I thought I would enjoy the most if I got stuck here. I would love to go to a major and get a 400% pay raise for doing exactly the same thing, but I can't say I hate my job at a regional.
11-25-2013, 01:40 PM
#68
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Posts: 1,648
11-25-2013, 04:53 PM
#70
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Joined APC: Aug 2008
Posts: 545
They deserve each other.
The rest of you with any level of education and self respect would do well by staying as far away from Republic as possible.
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