115 so far this year, most of which is in the last 6 months when others started hiring. Can you point to a year that was anywhere close, outside of 2007?

june: 13
July: 13
aug: 18
sep: 18
oct: 18
nov: 17
dec: 7 so far

Attrition in the last 6 months is higher than it ever has been. And it’s been acknowledged in multiple pocket sessions. And it isn’t just the pilot group either. Apparently middle management and support centers are facing really bad attrition too.

Oh, and SC could be a LAX320CA right now, but chose to go start at the bottom at SWA where he won’t upgrade for a decade, especially in PHX. He’d be a top 25% B6 LAX FO almost maxed out on pay, or a junior LAX captain at B6, but he’d rather be a year 1 FO at SWA. Awesome.


And last edit: don’t get me wrong, while plenty of people leave, plenty of people stay. And the grass isn’t always greener. But calling a spade a spade is important, and when newhires are getting shafted, the company can deal with the consequences of that (ie people getting turned off by the company, airing their grievances here, and then fewer good applicants applying). Jumping on newhires who are getting screwed won’t help attract good people either.