Originally Posted by
DOGIII
I think it is safe to say that the airlines (regionals mostly) assume some risk by training many new hires with no prior 121 time and likely have some pilots bailing/washing out after expensive training..
Would it be more practical to advocate higher 2nd year pay as opposed to 1st to offset this risk?
No.
Training pilots is a cost of doing business as an aircraft operator.
If the washout rate is high then you need better candidate selection and training processes; if the attrition rate for <1yr pilots is high then you need to address the reasons those pilots are leaving...likely related to compensation or poor quality of life.