Originally Posted by
adspilot
If this other MAJOR announcement is anything about getting 175s from another company then I will not be happy. The use of shinny jets to attract new hires is a huge negative for me. Using endeavor like bonuses to attract new hires is what I'm hoping for. As well as some much needed QOL improvements for the contract.
From my POV, I don't see minimal $$$ like bonuses as enough of a carrot to get the necessary monthly numbers for the necessary period of time. Even more so, seeing is how Parker is a stickler for the "deal is a deal" mentality, I would think he'd consider contractual improvements to be wasted money since most Envoy pilots with anything more then 2-3 years seniority won't bail to anywhere they wouldn't anyway, improvements or not. More E-175's are coming as Envoy is slated to morph in that direction all along, but let's face it, E-175's are all over the place and most don't bat too much of an eye toward them unless they're working for a carrier starved of wing-mounted engines and or slats.
It will definitely be interesting to watch.