Talking of wasting money …… some people have speculated that it might suit some of these airlines to take on people who they feel will move on after a few years. Maybe its true and maybe that's why these guys get put on the EMB 145…….since the pay scales are higher for this a/c than the Dash ! ……… Then again, I would have thought that training costs in general would far outweigh any small incremental increase in yearly salary ! Just my two penneth !