Originally Posted by
My bag will fit
It is going to be interesting to see the mass exodus of junior FOs to the other well paying regionals. With all the FOs sitting reserve currently and no line in sight anytime soon, who would blame them if they go to another well paying regional. At least sitting reserve there, they will be flown more, paid more, have better QoL, and have a flow (because the CPP is awesome, right?) in their back pocket. Wouldn’t be too surprising to see the pilot group shrink back down to the low 300s in the next month or two between all the CAs and FOs leaving.
From what Im hearing most regionals aren't giving out classes within 2 weeks. Its about a 6 month wait. This is the reason we are getting people in the door. They apply with Republic, Endeavor and Commutair and then Commutair offers a class next month and Republic and Endeavor offer one in January. Even if you sit reserve for 5 months you'll still be building hours at Commutair before you even have a chance to sit reserve at another regional.
The real killer is going to be the guys that drop from CA pay back down to FO pay after the LOA expires in December.