Originally Posted by
SilentLurker
[MENTION=64717]cbrpilot[/MENTION] doesn’t RAH have a new IAH base opening? Also, Mesa now has United CPP which the pilot group seems excited about. It will boost both recruitment and retention. To me it seems both RAH & Mesa are better options these days under current conditions (overall take home pay/higher credit Line, better flying-trips-QOL, higher OT/critical coverage, soft pay, work rule wise and better Reserve rules & utilization). Also RAH has recently increased CA pay across the board. Trails Endeavor’s recent CA Pay bump (short term), yet noticeably higher than Endeavors 5th + yr CA’s pay and long term.
[MENTION=64717]cbrpilot[/MENTION], if I were living in IAH area, I’d call Mesa & ask a lot of questions about the new United CPP program. A lot of negative assumptions out that the United CPP process (Hogan & United interview) is difficult) it’s not. Lots of Movement at Mesa also to ATI, and many other mainline carriers. I think ENY is still a larger pilot group than Mesa.
I could be wrong, but It appears that a new hire today can find themselves at Mainline faster via a United CPP regional carrier, Endeavor’s-Delta Guaranteed Interview, Horizon-Alaska CPP, Street Hire-Mainline, also PSA & PDMT’s flows vs a 6-9 yr projected flow here.
Get your popcorn ready, competition is fierce, not just in pay & work rules, but career progression programs that had distinguished ENY.
This is why management better be carefull what they wish for. Growing to a big pilot group only waters down the flow progression to a point it isn't worth the paper it was written on. Plus it then hurts them in the recruiting department since no on values their water down flow anymore and now they can't grow to the size they planned to since no one is coming in the doors.
Hence the situation we find ourselves in.
This is what happens when management is reactive instead of being proactive. Incompetent management makes us all suffer.