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Yeah, uh, it’s the same story everywhere. Bean counters are bean counters. They only see immediate costs and are **** poor at down the line consequences. It’s been that story at every operation I’ve ever worked at, and every operation I’ve ever flown for has had peak flying issues.
Enjoy the premium money if and when another meltdown comes.
“They’re doing it to save money!” is a mind boggling reason to get “Woke”. No sh*t. Of course they’re doing it as cheap as they can as long as they can, and have some cost benefit analysis to show to the decision makers to justify their reasoning. Or a new, supposedly more efficient, scheduling system that they’re working out the kinks on is another valid reason for the delay.
That train runs both ways. Adding a class or spooling up a month later, particularly with much of the training department in low demand, wouldn’t be a problem with a wind shift in Miramar.
Or we can go diving down the nearest available “They’re lying to us, we’re never gonna hire or order more aircraft” hole.
The chiefs and training department were given projected numbers for growth and upgrade. You’ll live if they miss the start date on that by 60 days.
This isn’t a regional; running it like a regional isn’t the same as a regional running like a regional. So your basis on where you were before night not translate as easily or conveniently as you want it to.
“Bean counters being bean counters” isn’t just the blanket universals truth you want it to be. Airlines either wake up and develop the infrastructure, or they don’t. It’s why I mentioned the light bulbs, I believe we now have full light bulbs. It was a decision, as basic as it seems.
I’ve never said “they are lying to us,” you keep going there. You said there isn’t a reason why they would not train and hire more for August, I said there is, money. I will live just fine, I was hired here before the growth and do not need more planes for an upgrade or to hold my base of choice. Done and done. It seems you are the one really wanting hiring to start ASAP in order to get one of the above for yourself. In a weird twist, I’m better off short term when the company craps the bed this summer, more money to be made at 200%.