Regardless of if Comair is going to offer a new hire bonus, if you can not keep your pilots that are working at the present you can offer all the money in the world and you will still be short staffed. What I want to know is what will Comair do to retain present pilots? Seems that attrition is higher than normal and that not just Captains are leaving. I know of several FO's that have left for bigger opportunities. If other carriers start to feel the pinch they might start sucking up and hiring lower time pilots with 121 experience and not necessarily pic time!

If Comair continues with its anti-morale tactics on its present staff, we are circling the drain as I speak!