Should I stay or should I go?
This one is dedicated to all my regional pilot brethren! The eternal debate; should I leave my regional airline for an Ultra Low Cost Carrier or should I stay and wait to be picked up by a major airline? I’ll share with you my thoughts. Also, I share my advice on how to stay proficient in General Aviation as an airline pilot and more gee wizz facts!
History of the regional model
Pay scales, experience and the coltan crash in Feb 2009
What’s their purpose and how it’s changed over the years
Point to point and mainline for hubs
How have the regionals adapted?
What’s the future of the regional model?
200 SkyWest orders and the scope clause
Since 2012, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines cap their regional airlines' jets at 76 seats and a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) at 86,000 lb (39 t)
Regionals as a means to an end.
What’s your goal? Money and QOL?
The holy trifecta (airframe, money and qol)
Should you go to a ULLC or wait it out?
As a general goal, most pilots want to go mainline ASAP
Bottom line are you willing to lose seniority, pay and go on reserve for longer for a new life at the United’s of the world?
Pilots are busy folk even when the autopilot is on!
Why don’t I post videos or pictures from inflight?
Pilots are busy folk even when the autopilot is on!
Why don’t I post videos or pictures from inflight?
