Originally Posted by
todd1200
If you make $20 and spend $10, then you’re spending half of the money you make—it doesn’t matter if the actual bills you spend sat around for a few years first.
For every FO that leaves, a new one must be trained, regardless of how long they’ve been on the seniority list (unless maybe they leave before their type ride).
The new guy is also on first year pay and has longevity that is reset compared to the guy who left and who would have been on each higher part of the pay scale earlier. I don’t think they really care about turnover, so long as metal moves. There are training costs, but there are also wage savings built in to the attrition equation that partially/fully compensate for the costs.