Originally Posted by CptnDave

Yep, I definitely think we’ll see regionals have to raise pay to compete for hiring with the LCC’s. The companies that can’t afford it will lose out on recruiting abilities, and we’ll likely see some consolidation and probably one regional fold. One key difference between LCCs and Regionals will be upgrade times, if your goal is the Majors PIC time is a big deal. Upgrade times at the LCC’s are definitely going to be longer than regionals. I’ll be interested to watch what Spirit does. As for now, we have Frontier and Sun Country taking applications from those with ATP minimums, presently you might not be super competitive with this time however this will likely change progressively within the next few years. Watch for JetBlue too, they’ve actually given job offers out to a limited number of university students.