What is the Life of a Regional Airline Pilot Like?
 

Greetings

Keen to hear about different people's experiences as a regional airline pilot. Do you find it enjoyable, satisfying, financially sufficient to live off and raise a family? Do you find it a job that you would be happy to stay in for the rest of your career?
All information greatly appreciated.

cheers

Looks like all the regional pilots are too busy to respond to this one.....kinda says something doesn't it!!

:-)

1) Yes

2) Yes

3) No way

4) Subect to 3) and working partner, Yes

up & down like all aviation jobs :rolleyes:

Regional Airline
 

I believe in general working for a Regional is much better than a GA charter job but not as good as a major airline.

There are several factors to consider :
- which airline
- based where
- aircaft you fly
- routes you fly / variety
- amount of overnights
- pay / allowances
- management / the boss / chief pilot
- pilots you fly with / people you work with
- size of company / future opportunities
etc

I myself am a lot happier working for a Regional Airline compared to GA charter.

Regional life
 

Rates way way above charter, again very dependent on the company re: equipment, culture, routes, pilot:flying hours ratio.
:)
The pay level is my only downside, I live the lifestyle of a long haul capt. with the paycheck of a regional F/O.:ok:
The rest is awesome go for it!

:p
discuss "lifestyle"


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Tinpis, I agree on discussing lifestyle.
Karmakoma, does this mean you fly overseas on 4 or 5 long hauls per month, you know a 14 hour sector to North America, one and a half days off there in a 5 star hotel and then a 15 hour return leg followed by 5 days off at your home port. This is generally the "lifestyle" of a long haul pilot, doesn't sound like a regional airline to me.:\

Sorry knit pickers
 

I live the lifestyle of "a long haul capt" re: the amount of money I spend on having fun on my days off which does not equal my F/O salary:* But I think you two could have actually worked that out all on your own
To be even more blantantly obvious the pay sux! I believe the pay of a long haul captain does not suck as much. :ok: