Originally Posted by
flyguy727
It's not going to be a matter of lowest bidder. The pipeline of pilots is starting to grow thin. Which means there is a shortage of pilots going to the regional. It's already begun with great lakes. Over the up coming years you'll start regional cutting back on flying, some even filling for bankruptcy. Wholly own will be the last to survive, but eventually they fall pray to the shortage as well.
I don't think so man. A major bankruptcy or two will happen and then we'll see the 1500 hour rule "revised" by congress and hundreds of thousands of 300 hour FO's willing to fly for free and with an automatic diversity flow through to the majors pouring in. We need to enjoy the demand > supply situation when it comes to our labor while we can. It's one legislative sea change away from being over in a big way, and rolling back to $10/hr starting pay, no QOL, brutal onesided contract negotiations, and only a lottery shot of getting a call from the majors for FWM.