I just happened to run across this on another website:
THE ISSUE | Take Flight Tomorrow


"In a perfect world, Piedmont Airlines would have hired 50 new pilots in the first quarter of 2014. To date, we have hired only 28. This is not due to a lack of motivation or compensation. Piedmont pays one of the highest first year salaries ($30,000) in the regional industry and offers a $5,000 signing bonus for new hires. This is due simply to an acute shortage of qualified, appropriate pilots on the market, and the unprecedented demand for their services.”
– STEVE FARROW, Piedmont Airlines President and CEO

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,.........or could it be, Steve Farrow, that word has gotten out about Piedmont's corporate culture and historically abusive training department? Naw. You're probably right. It's probably just "an acute shortage of qualified and appropriate pilots".

By the way,.....what is an "appropriate" pilot?