Originally Posted by
MileHighClub
I don't understand why any of these programs were created in the first place in this era - plenty of already qualified and trained regional pilots looking for a job and United (and American) had to spend a crap ton of money creating this cadet program when there are already a ton of pilots on the streets? No wonder why they can't survive any crisis like what we're dealing with now!
Regional feed was being bled dry. They wanted to keep the supply going to the regionals with the enticement of a job at UAL down the line.