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Making it Count
I wouldn’t be so broad with that statement. Not ALL regionals are filling classes. My friend just got offered an extra 10k just to start class earlier than what he originally had planned at a regional because they aren’t filling the classes to capacity.
*agreed. A better way to put it would be some are not filling them as much as they would like or need. Getting behind the hiring curve and not catching up. Still hiring yes but not to capacity or need.
*and washout rates are higher across the board so it’s the number that get off IOE that matters. Even a bottom feeder can fill a class by waving large bonuses around.
I’d say overall the regionals as a whole are treading water and are about even on hiring replacements. I think that will stay true for 1-2 more years. At that point the legacy hiring needs may start to outpace supply of new hires replacing regional pilots.