Originally Posted by
aerobeard
I’m certainly interested to find out. Being that there is currently close to 150 pilots, your estimate of 40 pilots leaving, which is slightly high (my opinion only), puts them at a 26% loss on the pilot group. As there is currently no shortage of talented pilots looking to come into our company, I don’t think they are going to have a hard time replacing them. We are seeing guys coming from corporate, Compass, spirit, allegiant, and retirees from the Majors
With NavBlue and the new shift towards day trips, they are making it pretty attractive to people that don’t want to live in hotels on their days on. Being home everyday is extremely attractive to some more than the money that is being offered. I’ve had plenty of retiring military approach me about the company for that very reason. They’ve actually spent REAL time away from home, not in hotels but in tents. Some of them want a break from being gone.
With all that being so long winded, the company is growing at a cyclic rate and hopefully we can maintain the current state of having a great pilot group.
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I never said 40 pilots are leaving. I said 20% probably will and that number comes straight from management. I said 40 pilots will be affected by the long commute to and from work on a daily basis. Some of them may just live with it while other may move on.