Originally Posted by
TheFly
With the intent (one of them) of the Regional model being to save and make mainline money, I don’t see how the $20-50K bonuses are sustainable. Once the cost outweighs the benefit, then changes will most likely be made. Just my opinion...
Well,....yes, but the lowly regionals are now flying equipment that lists for $40 million. At only a 4% ROI (or cost of capital) that’s well over $100k just in capital expense alone for every aircraft you park - like Horizon did last year. Count in lost business, etc, it starts to add up to a lot more than a pay raise or retention bonus.