Originally Posted by
IVVIB
Sanicom, that one turd of a captain represents the extreme minority of ATP rated pilots. Let’s be honest, people with previous jet time are better at slinging jets around than people without it. Experience should be the driving factor during hiring in our field. Diversity Indexes/ Factors are an idiotic concept.
You're arguing something we aren’t talking about.... we’re talking about the company making pilots pay for ATPs, not hiring quotas as you say. All this does is put the cost of taking the ATP CTP course onto the pilot. It doesn’t give you a better quality candidate. Excluding non ATP holding pilots is excluding a group of talent just because they cost more- nothing else. Getting an ATP doesn’t make you a better pilot.
Know who has a lot of experience and no ATP? I can think of a big group....
Originally Posted by
OpMidClimax
I think you overestimate the pool of atp rated pilots.. and the pool of ATP rated pilots willing to come here for the poor QOL, poor treatment by management and the unknown future of Piedmont flight ops.
Bingo. If you want the best, you’ve gotta pay for it. What makes Piedmont the best regional to attract the best talent? Not that there is such a thing, you don’t get hired at a regional or mainline for being a good pilot. The people hiring you have never flown with you, and keeping a clean record is easy.