Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
Let us say that regional X can’t get enough applicants, so it proposes to raise first year salary from $18,000 to $26,000. How would that affect the rest of the pay scale?
In 2008 Comair actually tried implementing a signing bonus. Delta had just awarded the Freedom planes to Comair and we couldn't get enough qualified applicants (this is right before Delta redirected the planes to other DCI carriers and Comair began to furlough).
I do not know the official story, but word on the street is that ALPA essentially said "no signing bonus unless current pilots get something too" so 2stage is right on the money.
I imagine all rates would have to get a bump for newhire pay to become attractive enough to lure pilots from other, stale regionals.