Originally Posted by
nrodgsxr
What would HAL be a stepping stone to?
FOs have and are continuing to leave to DL, UA, AA, FX. I'm guessing most of them left before the new contract got signed and commuted from the mainland. Obviously the others have better contracts, movement, "stability"... Many are just trying to get out of the regionals and Hawaiian provides a decent stop for many to get widebody experience to move on or just stay and retire if they can't.