Originally Posted by
domino
They will have to slash it with dwindling pilot supply. Getting hired with a major now is the only way off a sinking ship. As the flying at regionals gets crushed, those left behind will only go down with the ship. And it will be the lifers…..hanging on for dear life as their QOL gets eroded and the ship sinks deeper and deeper.
That’s awfully dramatic. You tell me, has OO surpassed 6,000 pilots? That’s probably a too big to fail situation. I’d hedge my bets on a buyout of the ship before it ever sinks. Then the lifers will be forced to commute to work (too bad).
If you’ve spent enough time at OO you’d know why most those senior pilots are lifers (“I don’t want to commute to reserve when I’m driving 15 mins and making 150k”). I’ve sat next to Air Force men and women Captains who would be picked up next week by a Major if they actually submitted their apps. They don’t care about the money, want to see their kids grow up. I think of domicile’s like SAN, COS, PSP, and so on.