Originally Posted by
Cujo665
On the contrary, if flow became real and was quicker, and not a 6-8 year thing, the line would be out the door to get the job. Make it a 1.5 years as CA and then flow, and watch how fast they line up for the job. Upgrade as soon as you make minimums, then 1.5 as CA, and boom you're eligible to flow. That could drop it down to a 3 year flow for a new FO....(4 would be more realistic).
You'd be perpetually training new hires, but you'd have pilots in the seats, and flights going out on schedule which other regionals won't.
The bolded assumes that you'd have enough of an instructor and LCA cadre to actually keep that training process moving. In PSA's experience, they can't seem to keep enough of either around. Not every airline is stacked with the lifers who drunk the koolaid about how special they are in their 145s.