Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Are you referring to the WO regionals as ‘the pointy end’? If so, I think you misunderstand why WOs exist. They exist to provide CHEAPER feed for AAG, not to provide PILOTS for mainline. As long as it is economically advantageous to AAG, there will be WOs, but the issue really isn’t between EITHER operating a WO or having NO regional feed for mainline. There will be WOs as long as it is more advantageous than subcontracting out the feed to Republic, Skywest, and Mesa.
Mainline has no shortage of acceptable applicants from other sources - including Republic, Skywest, and Mesa, the military, the ULCCs, the 135 world, etc.
We are talking management here. The only loyalty is to the bottom line.
No, I’m referring to the pointy end of regional aircraft. And while I agree they are there to provide cheaper feed, that only exists if there are pilots to move the metal.
My suspicion is that we’re going to start seeing LCCs start to pull directly from Universities and then it’s really gonna get crazy for filling seats at regional airlines.
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