Originally Posted by
Hedley
Why would a staple even be considered when a company could simply add rj’s to their certificate and hire accordingly off of the street? It’s already their flying and they would have to own or lease the planes that they were to operate. A staple would involve longevity, pay, and integration issues. Simply hiring people as new hires eliminates all of that. I’d think that airline management would follow the path of less cost and less hassle.
Could they hire enough of the kind of people they want, who are also willing to start on RJ's for low pay and train them fast enough? Maybe.
Some people would jump at the chance to fly an RJ with a mainline number. A lot of the mil people might not sign up for that paycut, might just get some other airline job (or non-airline job, for which they are also marketable).
A turnkey arrangement allows rapid integration of planes & crews (FARs allow that without re-training everybody).