Originally Posted by
pagey
So you know what's coming?
Anyway, PSA continues to bank on the fact that the fast upgrade will bring in pilots. It has worked until this point and the company keeps applying small bandaids to push the fast upgrade out a little further here, a little further there. First it was the Eagle 700s, then the additional 24 900s. The music is going to stop here pretty soon based on number of pilots alone, this doesn't take into account all the FOs that have been bypassed due to not having 1000SIC.
Management is going to need to play another card. The growth card is probably no longer an option, as I can't see them wanting us any larger than 150 acft. For some reason they have always been against giving bonuses. I've heard it's because "If everyone's doing it it doesn't set us apart". You can see how that is flawed, especially if you are the only one NOT giving bonuses.
They could increase our hiring agreement but that becomes a double edged sword for obvious reasons, considering how many pilots we already have on the list.
But you would agree though for right now the PSA strategy is apparently sound. I'm hearing classes of 30-40 every two weeks pushing through. PSA must be doing something right. My point is at some point in the future maybe the strategy changes (bonuses, higher pay, something else, etc..) but for right now they seem to be hitting the mark if these hiring numbers are accurate.