Originally Posted by
TheWeatherman
I would also expect it to get more stringent in the future. It is no longer a hiring market out there. Right now most Regionals are flush with applicants and backed up in sims. Where as just 18 months ago there were struggling to fill classes. Not sure where these rash of applicants came from, I mean the last pay increase wasn't that much to draw people out of dormancy.
Certain regionals like Endeavor, Envoy, and Republic are like this because they offer something good. The pilots going there are pilots not going to other regionals. Places like Xjet and Mesa are still begging for people to show up.