Originally Posted by
Freightpuppy
Ok, I just woke up so I am a little slow. Let me get this straight. Republic is hiring off the street Embraer 170 captains?
No, PLENTY of qualified FO's.....
However, they can't afford to let FO's from the 170 fleet, or 145 Captains bid the left seat of the 170, because of the sheer amount of training events required.
i.e. a 145 Captain bids 170 Captan, now they have two training events, as opposed to one.
And they just can't afford ANY E-170 FO's to bid the left seat, because they need as many as they can get.
I don't even fully understand it.
Essentially they're applying and removing seat locks so they can chanage who gets awarded what.