Originally Posted by
BobSacamano
I’m new to the game, but is this pretty much the reason Mesa is able to hire enough pilots? It seems like there are just way too many pilots living in PHX, and considering the fact that Compass has become much more selective (even notwithstanding its perceived instability), your only real shot at a PHX base as an FO and CA is Mesa. At least as far as regionals.
Compass was hiring to fill a gap caused by a seven month hiring freeze a couple years ago so they signed up a lot of people, including a bunch of RTP pilots who got through their fixed wing training in one large block which pretty much filled a few months classes. There simply was no possible way to get everyone through training. But attrition is continuing as people move on to the majors and Inwoukd be surprised if they didn't resume hiring at a somewhat reduced rate after the holidays.