I still find it insulting for an airline with such a vocal ambition and growth plan to refuse to provide health insurance for 90 days, and alike that other cargo company, not pay their new hires in training (because $1,000 before tax + $700 per diem/month for 90 days is equivalent to not being paid. it's coffee money, doesn't support a living), what you would expect from Mesa or Great Lakes.

It's a big hurdle to new hires and really doesn't express any warm welcome feeling.

I still find training unrealistic for an airline that wants to be considered a major player, having low time ex-regional FO's rushed through training just to save money on sim time, while other similar airlines take time to train you properly, in a timely manner, is surprising.

Not only being rushed through but having to learn flows and call outs for both seats and go through training in the left seat to end up having a check ride in the right seat is a bit... cost efficient but counter intuitive somehow.

But, hey, it works. So why change anything