Originally Posted by
ClickClickBoom
The company needs efficiency far more than the pilots do. If we are at work more for less block, that sucks, that doesn't mean diddly squat to the company, right up until they need more block covered by fewer pilots. The reality has set in for them, they cannot keep up with attrition of pilots, even taking in to account retirement of airframes. They are sending guys to Paris for sim, the chokepoint is now sims and training lead time.
If I were running a big regional, I'd own a couple sims and keep them mothballed in a building near FS. That way I could instantly ramp up throughput and be at a huge competitive advantage every 5-7 years when these growth spurts happen. And I wouldn't rent them out to anyone else either.