Originally Posted by
tyler durden
Agree 100%. They are canceling flights because they are unable to keep up with growth and attrition. First officers leaving right after ground school is a sunk cost that is unrecoverable. The fact that most of those leaving are first officers means that the company is not recovering their investment in training. The impact to the operation is an additional expense that is Impacting the bottom line
The FO's leaving during or after ground school is probably less of a reflection on G4, and more likely due to them applying to a bunch of places at once... Maybe G4 gave them the first class date but then someone better offered them a class. Same thing has been happening at Southwest and Atlas lately.