Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
I don't think we will see a dramatic increase either. They MAY offer up 1 more /month. Maybe. I don't see it going way up though. They did say however that once PSA has stopped growing, they would increase our flow. As I see it, we aren't likely to grow too much more.
And while I think that Endeavor and some of the other regionals are really leading the charge by raising compensation. The current hiring environment won't last forever and neither will the current economic situation. Market forces will eventually leave them in a less than favorable position. It's all about the money for our legacy partners. If Delta felt they could secure reliable feed for cheaper than that, they would in a heartbeat. That is currently what the market is demanding and Delta is paying. Eventually, the market won't be demanding it, and what then?
You bring up an interesting point. But as much as the analysts and speculators forecast and play accounting gods, I think that if the big three continue to grow their fleets, in time there will be no pilots to siphon from their current sources. If anything the big three should maintain or even shrink capacity a bit to ensure proper staffing in the near term. Either that or they will have to ACTUALLy hire regional pukes as a matter of standard. I even recently read a publication by delta where they are conferring with the Air Mobility Command to develop a way to ensure a stream of proper aviators to delta. It's absolutely mad.