Originally Posted by
BobSacamano
Seems like they have plenty of apps, so I imagine there’s just no need for the bonus. I’m just a CFI but what this tells me is that if you’re a prospective regional FO who wants to stay in PHX or SoCal, there quite simply is no pilot shortage. At least as far as you’re concerned.
It’s definitely a pay shortage. That being said, the next decade is going to be tough on the regionals with the amount of hiring legacies and now better paying LCCs will be doing. I think they need 18,000 pilots in the next 10 years. That’s still a significant number.