Originally Posted by
mbur
I played ball at first when we were behind on hiring even though anyone with a tiny bit of foresight could have seen what 117's impact would be. But like you say, 3 years later we have 800 more pilots on the list and reserve staffing hasn't changed much. They pick up more and more flying, keep begging us to help out and the result is apathy...
It's called utilization, and SkyWest is brilliant at it. Getting the most hours out of each airframe and pilot is actually smart. Not sure what you can do about it though, which is probably why they're pushing you so hard.