Originally Posted by
Aquaticus
The reason these regional rates aren't meaningful is that they are short term until they shut down. Their business model isn't sustainable with attrition where it is. These rates are literally to entice people to stay until the last day.
Bless your soul you really are first grading airline management expertise. The sole reason for regionals is to split up the legacy seniority lists. They’ll pay regional pilots, damn I used to say $200 an hour before bringing anything in the house, before combining lists. Well here they are paying $200 an hour to regional pilots before allowing main line seniority lists the ability to fly regional type operations. Legacies prop regional operators up. It’ll always be cheaper to outsource, $200 an hour at a regional is proof of that. Legacy pay and second tier national airline pay in category will be equal; that’s the new normal. In the very near future, the only reason to go to a legacy will be to fly wide bodies.