Good regionals?

[Alex429595]

Hi guys,
I've heard a lot of talk about how sh!tty most regionals are, and especially ones like mesa, go jets, etc....

Can anyone tell me if there are any "good," or at least halfway decent regionals?

Thanks.

 

[sclark161]

Not to be a dick, but this ones just begging for a sarcastic response. But I'd probably put Skywest, ASA and Expressjet up there. XJT could be facing trouble in the near future, but I guess that applies to all of them.

 

[Slice121]

The best regional is the one you just left for SWA, FDX, UPS, CAL, etc. Upgrade as quick as you can and get out. It's harder to leave these days but once you have 1000 PIC turbine it does open up many options outside of the airlines too.

 

[Alex429595]

Not to be a dick, but this ones just begging for a sarcastic response. But I'd probably put Skywest, ASA and Expressjet up there. XJT could be facing trouble in the near future, but I guess that applies to all of them.

Ok, thanks for the information. Im not trying to start up any flame wars, etc.... but I really would like to know what the "flipside" of the regionals is like. In anything bad, there is always some good.....

 

[Alchemy]

The best regional is the one you just left for SWA, FDX, UPS, CAL, etc. Upgrade as quick as you can and get out. It's harder to leave these days but once you have 1000 PIC turbine it does open up many options outside of the airlines too.

That's exactly the mentaility that will ensure that most of the regionals continue to offer CRAP wages and CRAP workrules. Thanks buddy! Are you truly so ignorant that you don't realize that RJ's are replacing a large portion of domestic narrowbody flying? Unfortunately, the regional is becoming a place where you will likely spend 5-10 years of your career, if not the whole thing for many.

 

[turbinesurgeon]

Good Regional, isn't that an oxymoron?

 

[Slice121]

You're right, it's all my fault...:crying: Give me a break. Where does it say that leaving when you can and moving up means that you had to lower the bar to do so?

 

[psysicx]

Why does expressjet continue to upgrade people if there loosing jets?

 

[dojetdriver]

Why does expressjet continue to upgrade people if there loosing jets?

Why do you continue to ask stupid questions?

 

[Magneto]

Why does expressjet continue to upgrade people if there loosing jets?

How do you loose a jet?

 

[frog_flyer]

pressurize it at ground level?!!?!





i really think airlines mins should look like this:::

xxxxTT/XXME (or turbine pic whatever)
MANDATORY 3rd grade ENGLISH
proper usage of they're, there, their, your, you're, lose, loose, and other things.

 

[AdamKooper]

Why does expressjet continue to upgrade people if there loosing jets?

They still have to staff the planes they have and the ones they are still getting.

 

[cobalt]

Hi guys,
I've heard a lot of talk about how sh!tty most regionals are, and especially ones like mesa, go jets, etc....

Can anyone tell me if there are any "good," or at least halfway decent regionals?

Thanks.

why not think of it like any other job....

wouldn't you want:
1)to be paid well (for what you do, and vs. your peers at similar companies)
2)to have as many days off as possible
3)to have good work schedules/rules
4)good benefits
5)approachable, fair, consistent management
6)to live somewhere you want to (or can commute from)
7)good people to work with
8)safe equipment
9)job security, advancement

ok, the list could go on and on. what is important to you? no job is perfect, certainly no airline job, but I would want as many as possible at any job.

without naming names, there are regionals that have some of these qualities, and others that don't. sadly, #9 is apparently more important to some these days and #1-4 are really taking a hit. Wal-Mart of sorts.

 

[Bluto]

On a related note, which are the "good" STD's? Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[BSeals71]

Hi guys,

I've heard a lot of talk about how sh!tty most regionals are, and especially ones like mesa, go jets, etc....

Can anyone tell me if there are any "good," or at least halfway decent regionals?

Thanks.

Hey Alex429595,

I’d have to agree with cobalt.
Personally I enjoy flying for PSA.
Been with then for almost a year and was a CFI before I came here.
Overall… no matter where you go it’s really what YOU make of it.
:beer:

 

[capt. megadeth]

I think Skywest is a good regional.

 

[QCappy]

Can anyone tell me if there are any "good," or at least halfway decent regionals?

Horizon.

 

[ReverseSensing]

On a related note, which are the "good" STD's? Any ideas? Thanks!

The ones that are "cured" with penicillin, as opposed to death. In other words, it's all relative; not a point to be taken too lightly when it comes to STD's or employment with regionals. back attya.

 

[flyer172r]

MANDATORY 3rd grade ENGLISH
proper usage of they're, there, their, your, you're, lose, loose, and other things.

Maybe we need to have minimums for flightinfo.

It seems like these days there are two kinds of good regionals.

1. The one that you're not reading a lot about on flightinfo or hearing about in the news.
2. Whichever one you're not at. Seems a lot of people have a "grass is greener on the other side" mentality. Which it may be, I know a lot of my co-workers (and myself) think along those lines.

 

[cx747]

A friend of mine who was a Freshman with me in college said he was going to pick an unstable/questionable regional, upgrade as fast as possible and then move on. His career progression started at Great Lakes, then Air Wisconsin and when I spoke to him last week he was in PHX in the cockpit of a Southwest 737-700. This started back in 1999. So, go to the regional with the quickest upgrade, one off the beaten path, one that probably takes a lot of crap here on flightinfo. That's what I did and my upgrade should be around July depending upon the famous "needs of the company". Hopefully will see Air Tran or something similar in two years or so. Good luck, get your time in the regionals and get out. Its definitely not a lifetime career, gotta get to the big stuff sooner rather than later.

Regards

 

[Jack Mehoff]

Heard CHQ was a good place to apply lately....

Time to unpimp ze auto.... Lets get some german engeneering in da hause!

 

[Quiet Flight]

Good regionals? Wherever you get 1300 PIC the fastest.

 

[ATLplt]

A friend of mine who was a Freshman with me in college said he was going to pick an unstable/questionable regional, upgrade as fast as possible and then move on. His career progression started at Great Lakes, then Air Wisconsin and when I spoke to him last week he was in PHX in the cockpit of a Southwest 737-700.
Regards

"But why would you actually want to upgrade quickly in one of those old t-ptops when you can fly in the right seat of a new RJ? When are you coming over here?"

If I had a dollar for every time I heard that I'd retire and go speculate on real estate. There's just no love for airplanes with large unducted N1 fans on the front.

With the cost of fuel constantly rising two words come to mind.......job security.

 

[jws717]

Maybe we need to have minimums for flightinfo.

It seems like these days there are two kinds of good regionals.

1. The one that you're not reading a lot about on flightinfo or hearing about in the news.
2. Whichever one you're not at. Seems a lot of people have a "grass is greener on the other side" mentality. Which it may be, I know a lot of my co-workers (and myself) think along those lines.

so true! In this industry no news is good news, if you dont hear people bitching about it on flightinfo then its where you want to be... nobody talks about my airline and its a good thing.

 

[UPSer]

I saw a sticker on one of our crewmembers flightbag. He was an A-300 pilot and it said UPS A-300 REGIONAL freighter! That's a big RJ! Good thing it doesn't pay like the rest of the RJ's.

 

[Alchemy]

Hope it makes you feel good to come and tell us how superior your paycheck is to all of ours! How about taking a picture of your wife's massive rack and letting us admire that too?

 

[jws717]

thank you

 

[ClearRight]

1. Will it ever be enough?
2. I start spending money I don't have when I'm home too much!
3-9. Yup.

Come on over to Skywest. The Kool-aid tastes great!!

why not think of it like any other job....

wouldn't you want:
1)to be paid well (for what you do, and vs. your peers at similar companies)
2)to have as many days off as possible
3)to have good work schedules/rules
4)good benefits
5)approachable, fair, consistent management
6)to live somewhere you want to (or can commute from)
7)good people to work with
8)safe equipment
9)job security, advancement

ok, the list could go on and on. what is important to you? no job is perfect, certainly no airline job, but I would want as many as possible at any job.

without naming names, there are regionals that have some of these qualities, and others that don't. sadly, #9 is apparently more important to some these days and #1-4 are really taking a hit. Wal-Mart of sorts.

 

[beechcowboy]

Why does expressjet continue to upgrade people if there loosing jets?

I've seen a lot of loose stuff at XJT, but it is not our airplanes. New interview qualification for all pilots...

Interviewer: Tell me what happens to a/c when they are taken from your fleet?

Applicant: You loose them!

Interviewer: You're an idiot; get out and open up a dictionary for the 1st time in your life.

LOSE... LOSE... LOSE!!!! AND, XJT is not losing a/c. Announcements are pending on the future plans for those a/c. This horse has truly been beat to death. Didn't anyone see Bryant in the Laker's final second win! XJT is far from going away.

 

[buyagoat]

the one that will give you the best quality of life, make a selfish decision and go with it if you hate it then move on after you get some 121 experince.