Originally Posted by TipTanks

Bingo. Unhealthy attrition has some nasty side effects for new hires.

Too many FOs not enough captains. You sit on reserve longer (or the company delays your start date or training knowing they don’t need you). Line holding requires even more seniority. And it takes years for you to get enough hours to upgrade. If the CA/FO ratio is 2:1, the most an average FO will get is 500 hours per year.

SkyWest is shrinking. Pure and simple. Shrinking is the worst thing that can happen for the seniority list.