Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Sounds similar to jetBlue. IMO all pax airlines other than the big 3 are going to face attrition issues as pilots leave for the big 3:
1. Retirements / movement up the list
2. Widebody fleets
3. Bases
That's not even mentioning pilot contract differences. We can get an awesome contract at AS but it won't stop the bleeding to the big 3 for those three reasons. Anyone below age 40 with less than 5 yrs here, the equation favors leaving.
I think attrition will slow noticeably, though not completely, with a new contract that is on par with the Big 3 - there are plenty of guys that have no desire to do wide-body flying or be limited in bases to the west coast region.