Originally Posted by
fortyeight
It’s a terrible thing. The company is fat on pilots. If anyone thinks the company is actually going to show up and negotiate in good faith come the early opener I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
Only when captains start leaving at an enormous rate will the company start to feel the hurt. Unfortunately Republic has some of the most lifers in the regional industry. The fact that a 12 year captain can’t even hold a line in Chicago is proof enough.
I believe what you’re trying to say is “the pilots have lost leverage for negotiations, because we no longer have a pilot shortage”. This is probably a true statement, but they still have to remain competitive for Lift and the cadet program to work. I would be more concerned if we didn’t make our recruiting goals. We will know in January if the company will “play ball”, so be patient or put your stuff in at PSA.