Originally Posted by
Singlemalt65
Seriously though... If there are approximately 20,000 U.S. regional pilots and 15,000+ mandatory legacy retirements on the horizon, who will fill those openings? Not being sarcastic or rhetorical, but don't those numbers take care of a flow?
No, You forget about LCC, ULCC, Cargo, 135, mil, etc. etc. The flow is important on principle. Daddy D wants us to fly their passengers while being perfect representations of their brand, held to the same standards of customer service and safety, make our gate announcements, achieve our NPS, and wear they hat. yet will only pay us 1/3 of what their guys get with a subpar contract, and no profit sharing. Flow, in a small way, shows they value us and believe we so meet their standards. Right now, it's "You need to be as good as us, but you're only worth a 1/3 of us."
Right now, they say fly for us, but you're not really good enough to fly for us. I hope our recruiting falls flat and they can't staff this place until they give us REAL career progression.