Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
"The pie is only so big" they say...unless you are C-level management, then they simply bake more pie.
Conveniently overlooked by the author (an aviation industry consultant) is the basic economic reality that major airlines have squeezed the margins of their regional capacity lift partners, so that even IF the regional partners wanted to increase pilot compensation as a way to increase recruiting/retention in accordance with Econ 101 theory...they simply cannot afford to as the mainline isn't going to increase the partner's fee in order for the partner to hire and retain their pilot workforce.
Yes but it took two parties to agree to those terms.
The regional model is very simple. They are a staffing agency.
As it is, the lower tier companies are having zero issues attracting pilots because of the fast upgrades and career progression. That is all anyone wants out of the regionals, in the end, except for the top x% lifers.