Originally Posted by
bedrock
Their business plan is simply to poach the pilots from Eagle just as they plan to do from XJT. If no one goes, the plan falls apart. There are not enough new puppies being birthed from the mills anymore. Personally, I'll get out of aviation altogether before I play this game. There is no good future in commercial aviation under the whipsaw, anyway.
PSA proved some things: People care about quick upgrade - be if for the PIC time or the higher pay rate. New aircraft = quicker upgrade, especially at smaller regional carriers. People will chase the upgrade. Dont believe me, ask some PSA scum how their classes are doing. All are full and people lined up out the door.
The "large" regional carriers (RAH, XJT, Envoy - incidentally the ones who said no), are all in trouble as they shrink with attrition, their upgrade time becomes indeterminate and they cannot attract new people.