Originally Posted by
gripngrab
My inside sources indicate that while it is true that a number of HVA's have shown up, there just aren't enough when projecting out through the summer. AAG continues to want to add flying at Envoy and the numbers do not work. In other words, critical mass will be reached very soon thus the vacation cancellations per contract and a temporary halt to the flow for the months of June and July, also per the contract (operational necessity), will likely be announced in the coming weeks.
Also, I read above that AA has no slowdown of classes. That is also true. The problem is on the Envoy side where the shortage of Captain's has reached a critical level, especially when taking the summer flying schedule into consideration.
Well the writing on the wall has been clear for sometime now in regards to a shortage.
Envoy has had sufficient time to take the measures to mitigate the circumstances that they're currently in and they've currently shot themselves in the foot by not being proactive in the recruiting process.
Word gets around quick about what's going on around here so why would anyone in their right mind want to make a lateral move here when majors are hiring, ULCC's are hiring and thensome.
More and more people are jumping to the likes of Spirit due to their new contract and Frontier for the better pay amongst other things.
Pay/QOL is a MAJOR issue. We all know this. Flow is right up there too.
But watch more people catch on going to these other carriers, skipping Flow and getting to AA faster.
Somethings gotta give, and hopefully it comes sooner than later, especially for those who've been on property longer than me that still have 2-3 years before they flow.