I used to think the same thing but Parker has made that statement Wrong. They are poaching Piedmont and Envoy as we speak. Parker doesn't want anyone at his regionals longer then 6 years tops. Hence he wanted cost lower to have a continuing flux of low cost crews and then you move on to mainline. Now I see this working for maybe the next 5 years and after that I see major snags. You already are starting to see pilots from other regionals going to PSA/PDT now.

As an American Jumperseater told me. If you don't come from a WO'ed you'll find it very hard to get on when over half of each class is over 50% Wo'ed pilots.


Plus who says someone at PSA/PDT has to go to American?? Upgrade after and a couple of years and you can still apply to the other 3 majors that are left.