Originally Posted by
rvr1800
The regionals put guys in the right seat with 1500 hours because they have to. They can't recruit guys with more experience because their pay is awful. We don't have a problem with recruiting experienced pilots and I don't foresee us having a problem recruiting in the future either. This program is completely unnecessary for Jetblue. It's a waste of money for the potential pilots in the program and for Jetblue.
Because they have to? Says who? If Regional pilots are woefully inexperienced (what is basically being said on this thread), then where's the outcry for public safety, as thousands of passengers fly on these flights daily?