Originally Posted by
crflyer
I feel like most would come to F9 because they DON'T have the TPIC. Why would someone go to F9 if they have a decent QOL and are a regional captain? They'll get called by someone else soon enough. I don't see the advantage of starting all over again unless they're fine with staying at F9. FO's that have no upgrade in sight are the ones looking to go. 1000 TPIC isn't some magic number.
Crflyer,
I read your comments here and feel like you have a lot of opinions about who would and should be attracted to apply to Frontier. Unfortunately my friend, your assumptions are not so correct and also your reasoning for that matter. The real story is that there are many regional captains interviewing as well as many other well qualified pilots of various and impressive backgrounds. The idea of equating the schedules, pay, or QOL at Frontier to any regional out there is a little unrealistic. Setting all that aside, the plain fact is that there are many of "these people" you say that should not be interested in Frontier that actually are. Not my opinion, just fact!
You also ask " why would someone go to F9 if they have a descent quality of life and are a regional captain?"
The answer is that QOL can be subjective. I also know several RJ captains at many regionals with 10 plus years invested that are still wondering why they haven't gotten the call for the interview at F9 yet.
We may have been owned by a regional airline at one point but there is little to no part of our operation that is regionally oriented.