middlepath,
As to your statement regarding the EMB 145 who else flies this crap, well quite a large number of operators actually and its far from being crap with over 700 built so far. It has become a useful type to have on your licence.
I think you will find that more and more european operators will start to downsize aircraft and the new Embraer 170 series is going to sell in large numbers.
To those Swiss pilots finding themselves without a job have a look at Parc Aviations website as they are looking for EMB 145 rated pilots for a new start airline.
Good luck.