Originally Posted by
Lahey
I think the disconnect here is: we all feel the same way you do as far as getting hired outside the flow is concerned (not just at AA, either).
Yet, you come here and act like none of us have our apps out. Yes, we discuss the flow, how long it'd take, the bull**** the recruiters are feeding new hires, etc. Everyone knows what the hiring numbers look like, the majority of us have our apps out. The fact is, the majority of us are not getting calls from the majors. I'm not sure where you are getting this idea that no soul within 2 years of flowing at piedmont don't have their apps out. It's just not true. Hiring will continue to ramp up in the coming years and you'd be crazy not to have your apps out. We all are aware of this.
If you have some way to get people on with the majors, let us know, that'd be great.
Nowhere have I said it’s easy to get hired right now. My argument is that in the next 3-5 years the large majority of regional pilots will get their shot at a major airline and not through flow agreements. I’m not claiming some magical way of getting hired RIGHT now, just stating the math going forward.