Originally Posted by
Wormburner
Many of the regionals have huge training delays for new FO’s. Wait months for a class date, then wait for simulators, then wait for IOE. I don’t buy the argument when their waiting lists for training are filled with qualified pilots.
I think it’s more about being able to hang on to pilots longer before they become competitive for the majors.
A large amount of qualified pilots are shuffling between airlines. Whatever the reason for changing employers, this great reshuffling has a significant portion of the country's ATPs unqual'd and in training. The problem compounds when aviators hop from one 121 op to another, then another.