Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yeah, he's not going to get away with going cheap on pilots, especially at a startup which needs smart, experienced people in the early days. Anybody who has startup captain qualifications has options (including possibly just staying at a comfortable regional).
I hope you are right. But there are pilots taking jobs for $100K to fly a 787 for OSM (NAI). There will be plenty of pilots who fill out an application and explain it away as getting in on the ground floor and talk about a fun “culture”, and being a part of something great. They’ll also have it in the back of their mind that the A220 type will help them get on at Delta.
We are our own worst enemy.
The biggest obstacle (not saying it’s right or wrong) is our government. They allow a start up to offer $19 fares on a route that is another Airline’s bread and butter, and that’s ok, but if said airline offers $15 on the same route, that’s predatory pricing, and illegal.
A start up can use their advantage (low cost structure) to under cut you, but you can’t use your advantage (volume and route structure) to defend your business.