Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I'm not certain the current regional pay is sustainable, it may be a bandaid until they can sort out the way forward. If they brought 175's in house at current small jet rates, yeah that would be fine.
It's not just first year... at some point post-retirement wave a new hire might spend years as a small-jet FO. Mil retirement will keep food on the table and a roof over your head but it's not a windfall. At some point those guys will take other jobs instead.
That said, I don't think recruiting mil retirees is a huge driving factor for the airlines, just a consideration.
Fine by me. The idea that military guys have some god given right to waltz into a 777 needs to die. Some of us have spent years loyally flying the same customers as mainline. If my 76 seat jet is below your dignity, then go sell insurance! I'd rather fly with a 1,500 hour kid than a salty old colonel anyway...