Originally Posted by cornbeef007

I really like the idea........a few questions:

1) How would you rationalize the hiring process? In theory(with the new rules) you could have a guy that was a flight instructor for a few years and a twenty year Air force guy at the same spot on the master seniority list. I'm civilian and this seems a bit unfair. As of right now even the civilian guys getting on with the Big D have been in the industry for awhile, so it's a little more balanced.

2)With regards to training cost, how do you make this look good to the respective company's? The contract carriers will have a relatively higher training cost because of fewer lifers, which in essence will cost the Big D more money on the contracts. I guess you can look at this through the perspective that this would keep the longevity low at the regionals, saving the contractors money on overall pilot pay.