Originally Posted by GoCats67

Can "only" bring in retired guys if there aren't enough "qualified applicants" from the line pilot ranks. So, ALPA says that won't be a problem since we are raising the PI pay.

What they fail to mention is that Management controls the hiring process, so they get to define "qualified." Which means they can hire as many retired pilots as they want if they determine that the line pilot applicant is not a good choice. Management has complete discretion on that, so when they decide there are plenty of applicants from the retiree pool that will do it for 50%, why would they ever hire another line applicant.

And somehow they (ALPA) says with a straight face that there are no Scope concessions???????