To be fair to management at all 3 wholly owneds, they have wanted to do more to attract pilots by raising pay and making contract improvements. The problem is that every time they run something up the ladder to AAG and DP, they get stonewalled. They know they have a giant problem looming. If none of the wholly owneds can hire, then what? I can't understand how it's not simple for them...

1) RJs at your wholly owneds are cheaper than RJs at mainline. Even with huge pay increases at your wholly owneds.

2) Who else is going to do the flying for cheaper AND be able to staff it? They can't outsource the flying at this point.