Originally Posted by
Phoenix21
Piedmont is the only Wholly Owned regional that did not receive a favorable flow increase in 2018. Both Envoy and PSA did because their Unions engagement on that front. Piedmont’s Union leadership decided that the flow was not important to the majority of the pilot group compared to the things it elected to negotiate (pilots paying for own hotels so that could collect points, increases in extensions so pilots could block more hours, 2% pay raise for captains only etc.) for in the failed TA. According to the union folks, there’s no discussion of changed to PDTs flow since the TA shootdown either.
What you see is what you get. The only way the flow will increase is if PDTs pilot group gets larger. With no growth after the 60th aircraft announced, flow will not be increasing beyond 6/month that way things are.
I think us not increasing flow is the fault of management not being able to train pilots.
Think about it- we constantly have uncovered trips. How could they agree to lose more pilots every month when we don't have enough line qualified guys as it is?
Most of our problems come back to the fact that this place is god awful at training pilots. So much could be fixed if they were competent at their jobs.
The union leaves much to be desired but I don't fault them for no increase in flow.