Originally Posted by
OpenClimb
I'm really hoping that we don't turn into a regional-esqe carrier who happens to fly narrow body aircraft. The kind of place where the only reason anybody comes is because there's hope of a quick upgrade and the only reason anybody stays is that they haven't been hired by a better carrier… yet.
I hope so, too--your pilot group deserves better. But, isn't the current hiring model (discussed in this thread: passing up anyone with potential* to leave, focusing on East Coast addresses, etc.) going to weight the group with folks who fit that description, at least among the new hires??
*deliberately vague term; not trying to re-open the argument about "over qualified" pilots