Originally Posted by
LarryDavid
There is plenty of slack out there right now. Have you not seen how many 50 seaters are out there? Sure service to Springfield, IL or Saginaw, MI might suffer for a few months but there is no leverage. Regionals are tripping over themselves to get the large airplanes, pilots always go for the quick upgrade, and the 50 seaters are NOT being replaced 1-1. Keep those resumes updated and get out while you can. I am guessing PSA votes their TA in by a slim margin. Like it or not history is repeating itself before our eyes. Mainline pilots said the same things 10 years ago then consolidation happened. It is unfortunately our turn to consolidate. There has been a mythical pilot shortage right around the corner since I started college in 1994. Never gonna happen
Apparently you missed my point... The lower tier regionals are already having a problem getting meat in the seats. Silver and Great Lakes are having to use captains in the right seat(and still canceling lots of flights, and dropping some of their markets), and even Republic and Eagle are having to offer $5000.00 to get bodies to take the less than fantastic pay for their respective first officer positions! There is NO need for anymore concessions of any sort at any regional!! The only way to stop the slide is to vote no to any and all further concessions period. All the major airlines are now making huge profits, and can't afford to lose large portions of their hub feed.
Their ability to get qualified people to fill the seats will only decrease as hiring picks up(age 65 retirements), new rest rules, and 1500 hour minimums culls the ability to fill seats with lower experience.
MAN UP!