Originally Posted by
Boats and Hos
Will it work? It’s a bit late to be offering bonuses AND to fly turboprops. That new regional with Dash 8s isn’t getting hardly any people AND their bonuses are really high.
Also, it’s non commutable which will severely restrict finding people in this current market. There are also A LOT of restrictions tied to those bonuses. I’m all for it and Silver seems like a nice operation but so do a lot of others. Just saying.
All regionals are hurting, no doubt, but yeah, everyone has shiny jet syndrome. Can't blame 'em. I'd say the only attractions for SIL are easy day trips, Florida living (or San Juan if you want the Caribbean experience), and now a pretty decent payscale.
Originally Posted by
CFIsoonToBeFO
When is Silver going to upgrade to 2022 technology and replace the ATR fleet with E175’s
With the current route structure, it would never happen. E175s wouldn't make a dime on these short routes. Turboprops sip on fuel and have always made more economical sense on these short hops. Only way SIL is getting shiny jets is if management can ink a deal with a major and have them finance it. Even then, majors aren't looking to sign more regionals. Quite the opposite. In the meantime, I'm sure SIL management and investors wouldn't mind a larger regional buy out and merger.