30-40 per month that are...washing out? going to other regional carriers?

I wonder if Skywest will fare better through the applicant shortage than most regionals. Nonetheless, Skywest will likely have staffing issues in the coming years just everyone else. AAG must know that and realize they would have no control of the outcome of that. If AAG had 45 E175's at Skywest, 32 Q400's at Horizon, that would mean 16-20% of the total AAG fleet would be outsourced to Skywest. Skywest can't throw money at the problem like AAG could with Horizon since Skywest is tied to contracts with low margins as it is. If the infrastructure was there at Horizon because they already operated E175's - wouldn't AAG would have a better handle on the situation? When Horizon has staffing problems, they'll try to throw money at it, but always have the "flow" wildcard if things get really bad.

Don't get me wrong, this is all still BAD NEWS for any new hires because they won't be flying the jet anyway and this isn't even growth (at least not for several years). Not saying that AAG wants to hold Horizon in their warm and loving arms - no doubt they are bean counters. I just think there is more at stake than just money here.