Originally Posted by
Bellanca
Nothing would surprise me at this point
Only time will tell. If it really starts affecting the economy and makes the evening news on a regular basis, something will have to change. Either a rule change in the hours, a large increase in starting pay, or majors just giving up the regional model and acquiring them completely with a stapled pilot list.
Just wondering though, are there enough instructors / newly licensed commercial pilots to even fill the jobs if they changed it back to 500 hours ?