Originally Posted by
jayray2
The shortage is already here at the regional level from what I've heard. Have you talked to anyone in the last year that is involved in hiring at the regional level? From what I hear it is hard to get people to show up for interviews and even harder to get applicants to show up for class. When the rest rules take effect and the majors start hiring the regionals are going to fall apart.
Some of regionals are not going to fall apart. The business model is not completely broken. It's evolving. As was posted earlier, the hiring cycle is starting to take form. Skywest will survive and grow. Upgrades will happen and peace shall envelope the world. All kidding aside, I'm actually optimistic about the future of this airline. Cash, economy of scale, and attitude is king.
Now back to our regularly scheduled doom and gloom discussion.....