Originally Posted by
PittsburghDude
I'm sure those ATA guys won't be able to afford going from whatever their salary was last week to a first year FO salary at a regional?? Sounds like a pretty severe pay cut to me.
They may not be able to afford it, but for many being a pilot is all they know. Unless they can get on with a fractional you'll see many back at the regional level. Happened all the time back in 2002-2003. TWA/AA and UA pilots back to $19 hour at SkyWest. Some had spent years in the right seat of a 757/67. The TWA/AA guys for the most part are still here, and a couple of the UA pilots as well.
I'll bet a bunch of the ATA guys apply for the street captain postions at Mesa.
This industry sure does like to hand out swift kicks to the ...