Originally Posted by
bluespoon
Not only this but the company has chosen the route of staffing the airline by hiring CFIs so that at least they’ll show up. That’s great and all but the problem is they’re coming in with zero experience to be flying E190s, A220s and doing charters. It means the Captains are about to be left with not only dealing with operational complicities but will also have to babysit their fellow pilot next to them indefinitely. It better be a huge pay raise or I can see big instability in the Captain ranks.
The problem with this model is not the babysitting. I can coach and mentor a cfi whose willing to learn all day. The problem is that these CFI’s won’t be anywhere close to upgrading for another 2 years. Breeze will have to match B6 pay (highly unlikely) to attract DEC’s or they won’t be able to grow for lack of captains. Currently there isn’t a pilot shortage but a captain shortage. In addition, the schedules are gonna have to be fenomenal going forward, otherwise attrition will continue to grow as the legacies get their new TA’s. The current A220 flying is inhumane lol.