United is hurting from the virus blockade in Asia. They are losing money but they still need their regional feed to be strong here in the United States. The virus situation hopefully is not permanent and they’ll get that flying back up. Trans states is permanent and they need the feed and bodies to staff these additional aircraft. They have to pay more. Xjt is offering around 40K to qualified captain new hires now. Let’s see what else happens for the existing pilot group