Originally Posted by
TurbineTime
Ok dood... If you think that 40 an hour plus protections and guarantees would not bring people in from other airlines, all I can think is your parents must be footing every bill for you. People need money to survive and rates at 40+ an hour would absolutely bring people in. And if this company does what is smart (unlikely) and fixes the language in the contract, this will absolutely be the best contract signed in years at the regional level. If your opinion is that no one would show up for industry leading rates on the best aircraft with the most variety of CPA's in the industry, I can't help you.
What airlines do you think FO's would jump ship from? We are only talking about an increase of $9000 annually compared to most other regional airline's first year pay. Due to higher pay in year 2 and quick upgrades, FO's who have been at a regional for a year probably aren't leaving where they are at.
I think $40 an hour for a new hire coming from flight instructing is nice, but these pilots do not exist in great numbers.
The FO shuffle is over.