Originally Posted by
GoHomeLeg
I believe it will drop to 4 after the next bid. There are only a handful 2010 hires junior to the most junior 145 CA now. We will be into Jan 2011 hires after that. I expect it will stay at 3.5 to 4 years for the foreseeable future.
Probably, but this was BBs plan all along. It's a great recruiting tool for prospective first officers. We still have to staff the right seat though. Let's see what the TA looks like, but my guess is first year FO payrates will be at least 30. Or maybe they just split up the company and sell off the pieces....