Originally Posted by
airlinepilot50
‘Aviate’ is not industry leading and UAL is trying to trap regional pilots into a promise that they might be able to work at United. Meanwhile, AA wholly-owned regional pilots are guaranteed to work for American. United falls behind the industry once again.
Whatever program it is, we need to have one thing in place....The airline needs the right to say no if it has to.
We don't control what assets the airline chooses to buy or not to buy. So, we can't control what the airline does with regard to its regional feed.
I don't think it's necessarily a good thing that those pilots are guaranteed to work for American. I am sure American has to scratch their head every once in a while and say "gee what are we doing?"
No perfect model out there that I can see. I think you some basic ingredients to any pilot hiring program for it to be successful:
1. Minimum standards requisite for success in training and on the line.
2. No favoritism or bonus points for checking a minority box.
3. Place a value on crew time, 121/135 time, military time, and PIC turbine time.
4. Maturity and attitude. Immature, lazy, silver platter, self indulgent brats need not apply.