Originally Posted by
YAKflyer
As an outsider I would disagree and like to give you something to consider. At AA if someone gets hired into one of their regionals they are guaranteed a job with AA. If the regional needs to scrape the bottom of the barrel a little bit to attract people, are all those selected going to be desirable to share a cockpit with or work for AA for 40 years? There is no way for AA to break the contract. Time at a regional (for those who want to move on) should be a time of proving one's self.
I do not think UA hurts themselves in any way being able to be selective in who they hire. In fact I think you should want and be grateful that every restricted ATP that finds their way into the UA system does not have a lock on a job at UA.
You have no problem flying in the back of United regional partners knowing they hire incapable pilots? Does United hold any responsibility to their passengers and safety? I would personally want to hire the best pilots for anything that carries the United name from day one. C5 crashed an an E145 last winter and United awards them more flying. Safety and hiring the best pilots is not want United strives for. They want a cheap product and are willing to risk safety to meet their goals. I know how this business works.