Originally Posted by
Systemized
Piedmont has too many grandpas that wouldn't be able to make it through initial on a jet for new planes to ever happen.
This, frankly, is insulting. Say what you will about Piedmont and its future, but to imply that the pilots at PDT are incapable of learning a new plane is ridiculous. A 250 hour guy can be taught to fly a jet, but not a seasoned, multi-thousand hour Captain who just happens to fly a turboprop? And before the "they have too many bad habits" argument makes its certain appearance, what was it that most of these other regional carriers flew before their shiny RJs? Seems to me most of them had propellers on them...