Originally Posted by
Aero1900
Ask a 3 or 4 year FO at Expressjet if they want a job at Frontier. The answer will be yes. The big regionals that don't have an automatic flow thru are totally stagnant due to them shrinking as 50 seat RJs get parked. Express jet has an 8 year upgrade still. They have well over 1000 FOs with no upgrade in sight. Why wouldn't they come here?
Add to that guys who just want one of our domiciles, or are coming from 135 operations. I don't think our applicant pool is as dry as you think.
Even 8 year Fo's would give Frontier a shot if they actually paid well first year (with lodging included).
The training contract sucks, but it also wouldn't be a deal breaker if the starting pay was raised.
I agree that as long as people continue to show up to class, the applicant pool will continue to be filled.
Getting a respectable starting wage at Frontier however, will be a long shot if that keeps up.