Best regionals as of today

ian said:
the one you dont have to commute to
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I'm single and willing to relocate, so what options do I have. I was considering Envoy, I liked Dallas and wouldn't mind living there for a while, but ultimately want to return to Miami. Hopefully once I get to the mainline base with American at Miami
 
Flying Eagle 12 said:
Thank you all for the responses. Good to see different perspectives and opinions. How about piedmont and PSA? Those are the two I'm looking at and leaning more towards Piedmont since the flow to AAG is theoretically less than PSA and smaller group that's seems to be growing. So opinions about those?
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It's tough to make a decent comparison because likely very few have worked for both.

I'm in the employ of PSA having come from a 135 background. Except for the low pay, I like it.

I think you'll work harder at Piedmont: manual weight and balance each leg, no FMS, you're eyeballing paper enroute charts when cleared to an intermediate intersection on an airway. There's nothing wrong with any of that, but it's part of their grind.

PSA's Schedule Adjustment Period (SAP) for round 1 line holders is an amazing tool to control your schedule. You can literally drop every trip in your awarded line and get other trips. Or not; or some. Your choice. Some people SAP for more hours or less hours, certain days off, starting early or starting late, having overnights at their favored destinations or avoiding certain overnight locations, avoiding being paired with a particular crew member, flying a 700/900 or flying a 200. The point is having the flexibility; your reasons for choosing are your own.
 
ASpilot2be said:
What's important about the jet time? The SAAB is the best airplane you can get your hands on. The thing is amazing. We have lost pilots to majors with zero jet time.
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I've always been under the assumption that when applying to majors Jet time is preferred over turbo prop.
 
A regional is a regional, until you look at how diversified the company is and what the philosophy is when it comes to someone running said business.

Don't just pick a regional because they fly out of your current city that you live in. That same regional may be a bad place to work. If you can relocate, do it for the company who has a good record of flowing with the ups and downs of the industry.

Upgrade isn't everything. I have had a lot of carrots in front of me taken away by regs and other grimlins. Go where the company is the most stable. Stable companies offer stable movement. Stable doesn't mean that the company hasn't done anything big in awhile or hasn't had anything bad happen to them. Those companies who are stagnant most likely are because they are limited in one way. Say it ls airframe or bad management or whatever.

For a regional airline to survive and do it as best they can is a function of diversity. How diverse is the company? Do they strap themselves with one airframe and one mainline partner? Not a good idea if you ask me. Does an airline have many mainline partners? Do they offer r good benefits through those partners?

To sum it all up, if you can relocatr, relocate. Go with a company who shows initiative and growth. Go with one who diversifies where they get their revenue streams from. Go with one who has a good training program.

Of you don't want to commute but really want to work for a company, then move to a base. Commuting problem solved.

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mastermags said:
Comair has the best contracts and the most experienced pilots, but Freedom is getting a big order of CRJ-900s and opening an ATL base so they will probably have the quickest seniority progression and upgrade times.
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TT? ME? WHEN CAN I HOLD LAX? UPGRADE TIMES?! Do I get to wear that ridiculous epaulet sweater that makes me look like 300 lbs?
 
Richman said:
I'll take "Oxymoronic Thread Titles" for $200, Alex....

Richman
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