Originally Posted by
ZeroTT
And when they hire from an ACMI/LCC … those carriers backfill without hiring regional pilots?
if the majors are targeting non-regional 121 that’s not a well-considered strategy to reduce regional attrition
It's not a strategy because it doesn't happen.
You just tend to be more competitive when you have something non-regional on your resume. That was the trigger for the call. The HR departments don't have some sinister grand master plans about controlling pilot attrition in different airlines. They just hire the ones that seem the most qualified.