Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I think this will become more of a factor as time passes. As hiring ramps up, regional CEO's are going to be pleading with their major partners to NOT hire their pilots.
In a crunch it's obviously better to hurt your low-cost competition that your own regional feed. No-brainer.
For the noobs...yes this has happened before.
And there's a difference between an ULCC and an LCC.
With that logic Delta would chase after United's feed and United would chase Delta regional pilots. I doubt either is actually happening. I have had two CPs tell me that yes people are getting hired without the PIC time but they are the exception not the rule.
I also believe JB and SW are far closer to being a major than they are to being Spirit or Frontier. I imagine when SW finally gets their new contract it will be on par with what the major 737 guys are making.