Originally Posted by
AeroCrewSolut
I would say zero. Take a look at the various charts at RAA.org. This will tell you the direction the regional airline industry is heading. All you have to do is come to one of our job fairs and you will see why I say zero.
Rather than looking backward, we need to look forward.
SkyWest and Republic Holdings both have 90 to 160 seat jets on order. Who are they going to fly for?
So, if we have a downturn and are faced with concessionary bargaining ... .
We should chose on the basis of what is right. Should Delta pilots perform Delta flying, or should we become one of a large number of vendors who compete against each other for flying awards?
Jet Blue is cheaper than Delta. As a "major" it is not having recruitment problems. Do you think SkyWest, if they were paying JetBlue rates plus 25% would have a hard time recruiting pilots for 130 seat jets?