RAA 2015 pilot supply panel video
06-21-2015, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by globalexpress
If McDonald's and Walmart held a seminar complaining about how they were having difficulty finding entry level employees, we'd all roll our eyes and say, "Duh, you pay crap wages."
Regionals on the other hand need to raise wages or pay people to become pilots. Its that simple.
06-21-2015, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by web500sjc
If McDonald's and Walmart had trouble finding entry level employees- that would be a problem. A temporary solution would be to raise wages, but when the unemployment rate is low enough that those companies have problem finding employees, I don't tknow what the solution would be.
Regionals on the other hand need to raise wages or pay people to become pilots. Its that simple.
Regionals on the other hand need to raise wages or pay people to become pilots. Its that simple.
06-22-2015, 05:30 AM
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Agreed. The regionals are finished. It's too late to save it. Once the mainlines suck everyone up, they'll shrink to the previous sizes. Most of the regionals won't be around in the next 5 years. There's no point in wasting the money
06-22-2015, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by web500sjc
Regionals on the other hand need to raise wages or pay people to become pilots. Its that simple.
06-22-2015, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by FraxAvi8tor
No, individuals need to tell their employers what they're worth through their actions instead of taking positions that pay below what they're worth--in any job. The industry pays low wages and we pilots encouraged this by accepting and maintaining employment.
06-22-2015, 10:41 AM
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The RAA folks love to get together regularly and whine about how the "regionals" can't hire enough pilots, despite the clear abundance of legally qualified pilots. They refuse to acknowledge the obvious solution: Raise the pay; it's all about the money. Supply and demand. It's basic economics.
My favorite was the suggestion at the end of the video from the JB pilot: "We need to lower the expectations for this career. That will attract more applicants."
My favorite was the suggestion at the end of the video from the JB pilot: "We need to lower the expectations for this career. That will attract more applicants."
06-22-2015, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by PeezDog
Agreed. The regionals are finished. It's too late to save it. Once the mainlines suck everyone up, they'll shrink to the previous sizes. Most of the regionals won't be around in the next 5 years. There's no point in wasting the money
06-22-2015, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Realtalk
Its funny people keep saying that, yet we have yet to see any results...
06-23-2015, 01:06 PM
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Welp, that was 1:18:48 of my life I'm not getting back...
What was the point of that panel's discussion anyway? The lead boasts about how "we" can come up with solutions yet in 1:18:48, there was none to be had.
What was the point of that panel's discussion anyway? The lead boasts about how "we" can come up with solutions yet in 1:18:48, there was none to be had.
06-23-2015, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Realtalk
Its funny people keep saying that, yet we have yet to see any results...
Most of the hiring at the majors have been to replace the shrinking regionals. The retirement wave is just getting started and does not account for the mass amount of hiring that has occurred.
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