Originally Posted by
elmetal
I'm not entirely sure why anyone thinks attrition is a leverage tool for spirit pilots. If anything it's a leverage tool for spirit management. With training pay where it is and first year pay what it is, they couldn't be happier for people leaving. The more senior the better
The legacies pay 90+ an hour from day one, we pay 50whatever from day 91-365
If we were to absorb training pay into first year pay our actual rate is more like 46 dollars an hour. It's an embarrassment. Management HOPES people leave. Honestly.
It costs the company a lot to have a constant churn. They're having to cut the schedule due to staffing, and we can't upgrade enough people to fly the new planes coming online. They are also buying more training devices and sims. For now, they are able to stay afloat by hiring over attrition, but that isn't sustainable at all.