Originally Posted by
Cyio
Yeah you could totally be correct, it would be hard for any of us to guess. I am not sure of the cadet/rtp breakdown in the past classes, but I think there are still some people that are off the street. Those are the factors that may change things because they could have offers from several places.
Who knows really, that's why I said if we see anything, it probably wouldn't be until next month. I will say though, that changes like the PSA raises has a huge and immediate impact on recruiting. I remember when Envoy raised the pay for FO's, it was nearly instant in terms of upping recruiting. I would assume the inverse is true. Should be interesting to see what comes of all of this, if anything.
When Envoy made the pay raises and bonuses, it was 2.5-3 years ago? RTP was brand new and cadets were a small number in each class. It WILL have an effect. We just see the net result in class numbers which is severely dampened by the longer pipelines.
The RTP has been huge for Envoy. But the reality is the $22K Envoy adds to the pot is rapidly consumed by some of the Coast fees and the program stretching out. Add that to having to pay for a place to live and being unemployed, most people would be ahead to just knock everything out while they still are in the service or otherwise employed. Strategically using vacation and days off, putting in a flight three or four nights a week you can get your ratings and time just as quickly. If you can find someone to partner with to share time as “safety pilot” even better.