Originally Posted by
DarkSideMoon
Second year RJ captains at most places would be taking a paycut. I’m guessing the strategy was (pre-covid) entice RJ captains over straight into the left seat with slightly higher pay and the promise of a good seniority number, then hire low time FO’s at barely higher than regional rates so they can skip the regional purgatory.
A startup airline is probably a purgatory all its own. Think about all the problems most pilots complain about at their fully functioning airline. Now imagine all those problems x100.