Originally Posted by
MKUltra
Pdt, awac, rjet, psa, envoy, what ever a@@bag airline, no one can cover the lift for American that is required at current staffing levels and mediocre pay.. Further making low level scum pilots like us harder to find is the massive hiring jblue, frontier and spirit have, with emphasis on the last two. Unfortunately many awac FO's are coming our way along with many... Many... Many FO's from rjet and express jet. Mostly 1 or 2 year FO's coming here to be a captain and not wait for the upgrade.
Perhaps this was part of AAGs master plan... Staff the WOs with qualified pilots from stagnant regionals to feed the stream of pilots via the flow...
Frontier and Spirit may be throwing a wrench in it as they offer qualified FOs direct entry without TPIC. If Frontier opens a PHL base as they're rumoring staffing issues will become more difficult as competition for pilots increases.
It wouldn't surprise me if there's another bump in the bonus here soon as the ULCCs pull potential lateral moves away from the WOs.