Originally Posted by
RUSHAIR
the management pilots (CP, DO.....) can be the greatest or total douche bags. if there isn't enough pilots the place won't exist.
is Via Hiring or what? The positive aspects of the company are clear. seems if the applicant/pilots were happy with the pay, schedule, and treatment, maybe they could keep them around. Not everyone is looking to go to a major or the like. There are many diff kinds of pilots of all ages and aspirations. The new regional airline model is basically a pilot turnover machine. If Via doesn't do anything different (and it seems they are trying) its gonna be tough to get the sim time to keep people current
I don't have much info but there seems to be some other issues here. dunno
The guys that have been leaving were all going to significantly better jobs. 2 to Omni, 1 to Fedex, 1 to Western Global and 5 to a large 135 operator. That happened in March-July. It’s a small pilot group to begin with, so that many moving up all at once hurt. They aren’t rushing to leave to go to other regionals or even LCC’s, so that should say something at least. Most of their pilots came from other regionals and enjoy being treated as a valued member of the company. At least one guy is a retired BA heavy driver, and a few are mid life career changers that weren’t interested in commuting to crashpads, and like the business plan of larger planes as the company grows.