Originally Posted by
Shiner
I'm not saying the line pilots were complaining, it's probably from management or recruiting folks much higher up.
What I am trying to point out is that improvements at one WO should be seen as good for all. As I said before, a rising tide lifts all boats. The only way we can defeat the internal whipsaw we've got is supporting improvements made at any carrier.
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Spot on. Unfortunately, instead offering an additional bonus for new hires at all WO's (which, as we all know, money talks these days. Albeit, I wish it were hourly pay rates and not "bonuses", but that's another topic of discussion.), it was decided to just keep it at $15k. It's a very problematic dynamic when all new hires want the E175 because the other fleets (and their pilots) suffer when that happens. Yet, overall, we need new hires. Now, the other WO's don't have this dynamic to deal with (or perhaps they do in the form of staffing certain domiciles) so maybe they didn't get the 'why' we had to do it.
Regardless, it's clear that AAG wants the WO's on a "level playing field" with regards to recruiting.