It's been "coming down" for years. Look back through the threads here at how long it's been rumored to be improving. Years.

Yet, there are pilots hitting the line now that started the first week of February.

The company always has another excuse ready in the on-deck circle. There's always something around the corner that they claim was unforeseen. Do NOT assume anything here will improve until it's already happened. You will almost always be disappointed.

Pilots are crediting 75 hours/month, because that's the minimum guarantee. They're very often flying less than that.

Yes, reserve is minimal now. However, the company has claimed to be fully staffed with no plans to grow. If that's true, upgrade times are almost sure to go up, and so is the amount of time you spend on reserve.

This is not a desirable place to be right now. Growth has stopped (our seniority list actually got shorter this last month). A new hire today will not have the benefit of growth pushing them up in relative seniority. Expect to be at the bottom of the totem poll at Piedmont far longer than you would elsewhere. To make it worse, most of our organic attrition is from the bottom half of the list, so there's little advancement after the first couple of years here. (Lot of guys leaving before they even hit the line.)

We have the least days off of any regional in the industry and less flying, due to grossly inefficient schedules and the short flights we do. These two in combination means you spend a lot of time sitting in airports or in stale small-town hotels doing nothing, instead of home with your family.

Based on what the airline is saying, the few good reasons to come to Piedmont are fading. Upgrade times will go up. The time to hold a line will go up. The flow is long, and better airlines now have similar flow rates.

Unless something changes, it's very hard to make a case to come to Piedmont. Every pilot complains about their airline or management, but these things aren't just gripes, they're undeniable, objective truths.