Originally Posted by rickair7777
They'd rather hire folks with a clean slate rather than people with expectations about entitlements such as vacation longevity, etc. Also with a flow-through they might have to hire a few real bottom feeders who never would have made it out of a turboprop otherwise.
I think you hit the nail on the head there. Why would an airline opt into a system where they'll pay a new narrowbody FO 4-5 years wages when they can pay 1st year wages for guy off the street?
Feeder airlines are independent contractors the airlines they feed. The jets are painted in similar livery only to promote the brand to the traveling public. There is absolutely nothing in the this relationship that constitutes "coming up through the ranks" within a legacy carrier.
I know that sounds harsh, and I don't agree with it, but that's the way it is in the industry right now.