Originally Posted by
Junglejuice
Curious as to why? Where are they going? Airlines?
I am guessing that the pay increase is not enough to keep pilots? Any indication of other improvements coming soon to stave off the attrition?
I had more than one Captain tell me that the FAA said they never intended for 14/10 to be a daily thing. It was meant to be used occasionally/sparingly.
when you do 14 hours on /10 off (that’s not 10 behind the door, mind you), it wears.
Then you have 7-14 day tours.
then you have to load/unload 800 pounds of bags in the rain/cold.
then you look at the airlines where a 2nd year FO makes almost as much as someone on a Gulfstream but they also have 16% 401k direct contribution …
Then you also have no union protection for anything.
things start to look different.