Originally Posted by Rroku

Just something I've talked with others about recently, and flame away if you wish, but United could fill their pilot shortage issue while hurting their legacy competition at the same time with one simple move. Offer Delta and AA pilots a class date without jumping through all the hoops of the whole interview process, instead just a standard background check.

I flew military, then regional, now at a legacy. At this point I really have no desire to play the application and interview game and am quite happy where I'm at. But... if United said we recognize everything you've done to get where you are, why don't you come here and we'll simply stick you in ______ class... that could be tempting. In place for giving up current seniority, they make it a painless process. They add a legacy pilot while creating an empty seat for the competition to fill. Win-win.