Originally Posted by
KSCessnaDriver
So its in the interest of the company, not the employee. Color me shocked. It looked good on paper when it was first announced, but as soon as Allegiant dropped their street advertised minimums to ATP minimums, it became a farce. Especially when people were leaving and being asked, if you stick around 6 more months can we interest you in the Allegiant deal? You want someone to walk away from a job they've presumably been offered for a shot at an interview at a carrier that appears on the surface to be nothing more than Ameriflight in the 121 world with jets?
The pilot group has seen right thru the garbage. It didn't slow attrition down at all, at least that was the case when I left a few months back. Heck, something like less than 25% of the pilot group is even qualified for it, IIRC. It's nothing more than a marketing gimmick to try to get fresh blood in the door. If it was a flow through, it would make it at least somewhat attractive to stay and endure the crap sandwich.
Bingo. Make no mistake, it isn't even close to a flow through, but it is a great plan if it works. For guys who want to go to Allegiant after 3 years at AMF, hey that's cool. But guys are getting hired at Allegiant without the help of AMF, and with lower minimums and qualifications than what AMF requires. For the program to truly attract pilots to AMF, it has to actually work. I am legitimately curious if anyone from AMF has gone to Allegiant under this program, I hope they have. It is also true that this only qualifies for a small percentage of the pilot group in the first place. In this market right now, if you cannot get the CP to get the ball rolling for you, and you do not meet the AMF requirements to get an interview, than you worse off than if you didn't work at AMF because guys are getting calls with lower requirements.