Originally Posted by
LostWanderer
...it's clear the party is going to be fast coming to a stop for us Aussie aviators sadly. Skywest no longer sponsoring was a huge blow and I hear through the grapevine Mesa is also considering cutting sponsorship and now Express Jet/Commutair are on the verge of quite possibly being one entity you have to wonder what that will result in re; staffing needs.
LW,
Yep, I've wondered if this E3-regional thing was slowing down if not stopping. Indications are that something is happening but prognostication is tricky. Many regionals are having no trouble getting candidates and training pipelines are seriously backed up. Throw in an economic slowdown and this E3 route could come to a stop.
If a guy can get on board ASAP (even at a crappier airline), it might be good to do that. You're likely just using it for a steppingstone anyway so less-than-ideal conditions might to tolerable short term.
And the Express Jet/Commutair shell game will be interesting to watch:
https://crankyflier.com/2018/12/20/t...o-complicated/