Originally Posted by
cartean
Theoretically speaking....
Wholly owned carrier all money basically comes from the same place.
Mainline needs 1 pilot.
It currently paying PSA capt. At year 12-18 pay
It can hire an outside candidate and still pay the PSA captain and the new guy
Or it can hire the PSA capt. Now pay him year one FO bus, upgrade a PSA FO pay him year 6 RJ captain, hire PSA of year one RJ pay.
But the problem with that scenario is:
Hire guy off the street at Airways. Train 1 guy.
Flow a PSA guy to Airways. Train him at Airways. Train replacement upgrade at PSA. Train new hire at PSA.
Lots of costs associated with that one since PSA is a wholly owned.