Originally Posted by
BeaglePilot
Beacuse people like you get hired with such low time, when their number is up they dont have the time or experience to upgrade.
Airlines that are hiring "Ca's" are growing and taking in new aircraft.
Raise the compensation and the attractiveness of an organization to more experienced pilots increases.
Ultimately it is cheaper for Colgan to hire low-time FOs and street captains than it is to raise FO pay compensation to recruit better-qualified pilots...so the trend continues.