Originally Posted by
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standards for airmanship, professionalism, and safety should be "extra" high at the wholly owned carriers, since there isn't really any future screening process before moving to bigger metal with 100s of passengers.
The possibility of getting fired for poor piloting incentivizes staying sharp. "The union will protect me" and "I never have to interview again" lets people get lazy if they want.
I'm sure it's not that simple, but does "flow" allow pilots to get complacent ?
You think an 8 hour interview day and a multiple choice personality test is a better judge of character than 5+ years as a PIC in 121?
If you know/knew eagle/envoy, they're quicker than anybody to discipline and fire pilots. If anything, these issues stem out of the fear culture perpetrated by that.
I can't speak for AA, but I know another legacy has plenty of weirdos that walked right in the front door.