Yes that's why I wrote in my original post that they'll most likely have to open it up outside of the flight school deals. I think Sun Country was hiring without any flight school deal but there probably weren't a whole lot of 1500 hr or 1000 hr CFIs in their classes. Those training programs would most likely have to be modified for a new type of student coming in, one who doesn't have a type rating, ATP or turbine time if they want to see success going forward. It's either that or stay competitive in the industry.

It was mentioned on the NK board that 1/3 of their hires were from AA WOs. So if other regionals follow suit the hiring at LCCs will slow immensely and people leaving for the exit door for legacies surely won't stop either.