Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Still won't happen. It's an entry level job and always has been. But as others have already mentioned, it's a contractual feed job so someone will always do it for less. You want 100k for a first year RJ FO, someone will do it for 90k. Then another for 80k. Rinse, repeat. There is no "unity" when you look at the collective airline pilot group. Individual groups? Yeah maybe. But as a collective? 0 unity, sell outs, do what's best for you and only you. An unfortunate byproduct of the seniority system. Get that number and get that number fast. The quicker the better. To that end, the regionals know it and take advantage.
Except that management makes the majority of its profits off the backs of regional pilots. The current plan is to try, and get around the 1500 hour requirement with special ATP issues for regional training programs. If that doesn't work, the plan is to over hire at mainline, and furlough them back to the regionals.