Originally Posted by
eaglefly
I can't argue with a lot of this. This profession is in shambles and there's plenty of blame to go around. I hope to laugh my *** off in a few years watching airline execs trying to staff the regionals. Within a few years, the immutable laws of supply and demand will kick-in and I'll happily sell myself to the highest bidder and take no prisoners in the process.
I doubt AA will be able or willing to afford me then.
I wish that this were true. However all of the new contracts are focusing on scope for a reason. Simply make yourself a google alert for airline globalization, code sharing,liberalization, etc. The new source for the labor supply side is the world. Sure there will be a short period where there are enough trained pilots but this will not last.