Just as I described yesterday, I see the Jackals cannot live without me and are howling for my arrival.

I think the bonuses for present F/O's are a good thing since they'll need it. Since the upgrade schedule is proving depressing and the flow schedule is a complete wildcard, F/O's will need more money because they will stay F/O's longer. But management isn't doing this because of some change in philosophy toward their pilots, it's kinda like the kid who bought his mother a football for Christmas. It serves their immediate purposes of blunting attrition. This is highlighted by the latest report from Envoy pilots of a miniscule 3 new-hires this month which is what I forecasted. Spikes due to pipeline pilots clearing colleges will occur, but infrequently and thus Envoy like most regionals are screwed when it comes to replacement pilots.

Will this bonus draw in pilots from other regionals ? IMO, not likely, at least in any significant numbers. PROVEN advancement is what brings them running as others have cash offers, but that doesn't seem to be the primary draw. Will this bonus prevent a pilot from taking a legacy or LCC job ? Nope. Will it prevent lateral moves to other regionals ? Yes and no, considering most already won't do that just as most at other regionals will not bail unless their regional is failing or they are truly low-tier like Silver, Great Shakes, etc. Bottom line, it won't be a huge game changer IMO in truly significant numbers, but it IS good if present F/O's can at least get a little extra cash for all the abuses and stagnation they have and will endure.