Originally Posted by
snackysmores
Alaska makes pilots want to come fly a Q400. Offer more QOL improvements, commuter hotels, dare I say a FLOW? (And not this "guaranteed interview bullish!t scam) It's not rocket science. Piedmont has some of the worst schedules and QOL in the industry and their classes are FULL every month, in fact they're so full they've had to stop hiring just so their training department can catch up.
It's been proven that just throwing money at the problem isn't going to fix it. New young pilots want solid and visible career progression.
You hit the nail on the head. Regional pilots have proven time and time again that career progression is #1. Not pay or QOL. After all, it's a race to mainline!
Even with the recent pay increases at many regionals, it is still peanuts compared to what the other half gets. American in genius to have propped up their slave labor groups the way they have. People are tripping over themselves to go work for those 3 sh!tee wholly owned airlines.
AAG survives off the fact that people from the PNW will take serious concessions to work for Alaska. Now that word is out that working for Horizon could hurt your chances at getting to Alaska, it severely hurts your recruiting. A simple flow is all that's needed.
PS. I hate flows as they are a management tool to perpetuate this crazy contractor system, but the reality is that it works.