Originally Posted by
Taylor814ce
Whatever happened to pilot shortage???
Whole lot of people who got out of the industry 5-6 years ago because they couldn't make it on $22K a year decided that with a big starting bonus to help get them through training and the time it will take them to upgrade to captain they are willing to jump back in the game. For that matter, some will only need to pick up 4-5 hundred FO hours before they can jump to street captain either at Horizon or someplace else.
About November 2017 was the sweet spot where everyone was desperate. Now everyone's hiring, because they know the attrition is coming, but they can afford to be selective and keep swimmers inthe pool.