Originally Posted by
gloopy
What?
That's quite a stretch. I doubt airlines are withholding hiring regional pilots, especially from other regionals, in a mutual pact to preserve supply. Even if they are trying to do that, it isn't working.
A couple of thoughts. Airlines do hold back pilots (and are doing it as we write this with Endeavor and Compass) to prevent service disruptions at the express carrier. At ASA the call used to be made requesting that Delta stop hiring Line Check Airman if Delta expected ASA to be able to fly Delta's schedule.
It brings up an interesting question maybe Mesabah can answer ... if the Compass and Endeavor pilots are held back, when do they get their seniority date? Does Delta give them a Delta number before class? If they are held back, do they lose seniority, or do they have concurrent seniority?