Originally Posted by
Excargodog
All the regionals seem to be taking longer to get people through training than they once did. Perhaps the applicant pool for new hires has become ... shallower.
There was a time you gained experience on different airplanes as you gained hours. You would work as CFI for a bit, then go fly cargo for a bit then on to a regional. Now you go from a 172 into a ERJ 175. Without gain any meaningful flying experience. What happens is that now your training program has been affected. Many are overwhelmed by the complexity of the airplane. All that translates to higherase failure rates not higher training cost.