Originally Posted by flyallnite

Let me clarify. First, Xray, sorry if I was a bit harsh. I do appreciate you posting on here as a LCA and making a call, etc... I'm just repeating what I've heard in the widebody community and from some mgmt types.

And to be clear, I'm NOT saying anything bad about JR. Captains. Or anyone. Only that some do regret the lifestyle they've signed up for. It's changed from what it was. The crisis part refers to the future. The retirements are accelerating and the ranks of LCAs and the like will decrease. The E190 situation is the first time that we could see a cockpit crew with less than a year experience at Delta between them. There's no guarantee that former E175 LCAs will be the ones in the left seat. The widebody FO campers are the ones who need to be enticed to choose a career path that benefits not only themselves but the company.