Originally Posted by
Otterbox
Piedmont is smaller so a loss of an extra 3 a month is a 50% increase in attrition outside of the flow.
If all 9 (6 flows plus 3 outside attrition) of those were line captains, that would 4% of the line qualified captains on property, leaving per month (PDT had 207 in November). DECs are only coming onboard at 2 per month.
Many of the folks leaving have been instructors so that creates a different problem.
The numbers shift some after the 2019 system bid goes into effect, and more Dash transition Captains and DECs finish training but if attrition continues at the current rate, Piedmont is on track lose approximately 20% of its captain and instructor cadre in 2019. In 2020 it seems that percentage will drop off some as 1/5 of the flow through pilots are tracking to be FO lifers.
Just to give everyone a heads up. About 2 weeks ago we got an email from our union leadership at PSA about some stuff that’s in the works. Most of it not very exciting except for a new app that will help with scheduling, but there’s one thing you Piedmont FO lifers might be interested in... It’s going to be a requirement to be an active Captain for 2 years before being eligible to flow. The email makes it sound like that was our punishment for people “liking” a stupid Facebook post that encouraged a “job action”. But I had heard rumors of something like this for at least a year or so. I think the “job action” was a cover. It was probably coming down the pipe anyway. Just a heads up.