Originally Posted by
PossibleDeviation
*MOST* being the key word there but ERJ line holders at Skywest and republic are getting 15-16 days off and 85-90 hours credit @ $90+ an hour. Sorry but the QOL argument has gone by the wayside as well. They also aren’t doing 10hr 3 day and 15 4 day trips like we are doing here at Spirit.
If you live in a skywest base or rpa base yeah less reason to come to spirit. If you live in a spirit base not commuting is the biggest qol factor. Line holder at the regional has frozen at basically early 2022 or late 2021 hire. Regionals losing lines at every base because they can’t staff the planes with captains. Right now at rpa is at least a year on reserve and it’s a year on reserve with little to no flying is the bigger issue. So commuting to just sit in a hotel or crash pad for a week is much worse than a new hire would have at spirit imo. Some people want to get paid to sit around not working. I’d much rather be home if I’m on reserve not being utilized. But I’d much rather go somewhere I’m being utilized and progressing in my career.