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.
You're missing the point. How much money would it take a regional pilot to leave for American Airlines? How much money would it take you to leave Delta for American Airlines? Subtract the difference, and that is the savings for AA.
This is why management is willing to waste billions on defunct regionals like Comair, because they are saving tens of billions on mainline pilot's pay.