Sorry ManFlex and Meatballs. I meant to soften that statement before I published that post.

So long as the legacies are hiring, I think F9 will have a tough time holding on to new pilots. The challenge for the Company will be identifying those who can't or won't move on before F9 has received an adequate return on its investment in initial training. I don't know what characteristics fit this requirement, but I'd imagine the hiring process is more about finding these people than picking the person who has the social grace to NOT be running around on interview day with his nose buried in his iOS device or who does or does not know the frequency of every Locator Outer Marker in the northern hemisphere.

I've flown with a fair number of new hires lately and I'd say we're actually getting some pretty quality people in spite of ourselves. Most of them seem very young--young in age and/or young in the business. 'Course given that I already admitted to being one of the older Fat, Dumb, and Happy folks, many people are starting to look really young to me!