Originally Posted by
JTwift
Yeah, I have a feeling that the coastal CA spots are being 'saved up' for whatever new base(s) are soon to open. So those 80 EWR CA unfilled (or whatever the number), will transfer to MCO/TPA....or wherever the base is.
Trick is, if they open a FL base, for example, a lot of those CAs are going to be senior guys coming from EWR. So you draw down the EWR flying, but lose a lot of hub staffing in the process. At the end of the day, you still need people willing to sit reserve in EWR; so how well it addresses the problem remains to be seen.
I still say as the current hiring tsunami continues to hit their respective 1 year marks, there will be an increasing number willing to bear the pains of juniority for CA pay. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out, though.