Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
A top heavy seniority list of old Captains at a regional seems like a legitimate problem for both airline management and all the guys trying to flow through to a major ASAP. Lower Captain pay at a regional would encourage these guys to move on, improve flow, and enable significantly higher starting wages for the many multitudes of people coming and going at the starting FO pay..
Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
I understand a few of these guys have special circumstances where it doesn't make sense to move on to a major, but can anyone explain why some regionals (Mesa, etc) have so many senior Captains who refuse to leave? And I don't mean to bash any senior regional Captains, just a legitimate and sincere question.
I agree with most of what you said, however, the notion in the industry is the belief that a regional is a stepping stone is a pretty big assumption. Sure...it's the natural progression of this career, but you have some that start this career later in life; have homes that are paid for; spouses with 25-30 yrs on a job; not to mention QOL/scheduling/seniority; etc. So being a 15+ year CA at any regional under those circumstances would warrant me or anyone else for that matter to stay where I am.
JMO though.
atp