Originally Posted by
LuckyNow
Maybe when first year pay was at pre-JCBA levels guys were taking pretty big hits coming over, but now it’s like $90 an hour. I’m not feeling too much sympathy for a guy coming into that.
I think when the question of getting seniority numbers comes up, you need to ask yourself, how does that benefit AAG and/or the pilots of American? If we make it so that pilots at the regional level have numbers and transition to mainline jets with that seniority, we will be far and away the last choice for military pilots and others transitioning from non-regional airlines. If we tack your largest RJs into our group one, the cost advantages to the company are lost, and who will fly to Peoria and in what?
I’m not trying to rain on your parade, but handing out seniority numbers really only benefits one of the three groups in this equation.
I couldn't agree with you more. I personally think wholly owned pilots should have a preferential interview versus just coming over. Seems like we (AA) is passing on a lot of great pilots by limiting new hire slots. It's simple, if you work for a wholly owned carrier, you don't apply, you don't do the first day of interviews (computer stuff), you simple go in for day 2 and do the face to face. Go through the same review board as all the street hires have.