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272922
More than that probably.
But if people still can't pay their bills on 1st year FO pay, they're still not going to come, no matter what the payoff down the line is.
That said, if 100% flow is a precursor to in house regional flying, I wouldn't complain.
Exactly. The flow numbers won't change at all until the pay rates and contract terms improve. Even if the flow rate doubles at PSA that still makes 5+ years to flow a pilot can get that if they start at PDT now. Also a flow is not a contract change, a flow can be turned on and off at will by mainline. No one is going to join the industry bottom pay for a flow that could "possibly" double and may "potentially" be available when they reach that point.
Anyone who has watched this industry knows that it could easily grind to a halt or even roll backwards again and the only guarantee and protection any of us have is a binding contract. (At least until the bankruptcy)