Originally Posted by
dracir1
This has been my point all along.
The real issue at bay is that there’s NO WAY to predict attrition. I can imagine ALL other airlines are looking at resumes and setting those aside that show a LCC as the CURRENT job. They offer them right away. Every one of our losses causes a two fold detriment in both training cost and replacement cost. It’s even worse for every CA as now we have to hire two FOs and upgrade another.
UA, DL and AA not only get a new pilot but they get one already through school (trained) and take away from us. It doesn’t reduce their training costs but it helps them provide better/more proven pilots.
The issue is MUCH worse than I think most realize. We could interview 100 offer 50, train 40 and still shrink due to attrition. Buffoonery from above is the main problem…
Were you in aviation after 911 or the last downturn? Serious question because that was much worse. If f9 goes away (not likely with the amount of $ on the line) you’ll have a job almost immediately. Assuming no black swan event and if that happens you’ll be better off at f9 with a bit of seniority.