Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
I think those are the bigger reason. The virtual bases may be something, but I think it would be more trouble than they would get. How many people actually live in a base that is served by an Envoy plane they fly? It doesn’t happen a lot, but what if they change the equipment or more likely, AAG changes that destination to another feeder? I’ve talked to one person at Envoy that lives in an outstation base that said he has spent nights at home on an overnight. As much as I think it would be great if it worked, I just don’t think there are many this would work for.
Don't have to live right at the outstation; just within 2 hours of it. Lots of places fit that criteria. Especially if they have multiple flights daily to multiple Hubs.
RAH does it as actual bases.... which Envoy would be smart to get ahead of the demand and do it sooner rather than later. Right now RAH is getting more pilots than they can train, with one of the longest upgrades in the industry and a pay scale that is about the same as Envoys, Endeavors and most of the better places. So what's different?
working conditions and not commuting. 13 bases vs 4.
The single biggest Quality of Life improvement is living in base.... doesn't matter what platform, forum, BBS, or system you use to ask.... that is the same answer from everybody; living in base makes it a different job completely. Use that as a recruiting and retention tool. Hotel costs are a tax deduction, labor costs aren't.
Envoy can address those and the cost savings from the mini-bases would make the improved work rules almost cost balanced.
Here endeth the free lessons for them. There's so much more that would save them money and attract more pilots, FA's and even mechanics.... but I'm not doing their work for them for free.