Originally Posted by
Half wing
United’s number one core value is safety. The aviate new hire program is about getting the best pilots to United, which increases safety. It weeds out the jack wagons, which understandably, you are bitter about. If you have skeletons in your closet or are a lousy pilot, just go to a WO at American and flow straight to mainline with no interview and no college degree required.
Stop throwing your fellow ALPA pilots in hole they didn’t deserve. Clarify how this increases safety at United? You are admitting that United cares less about safety at the regionals because it only matters when a United customer flies on mainline? That sounds reassuring to the passengers United sells tickets to.