Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yes, the model is in danger of collapsing, at least the outsourced part.
Bringing them in house would solve the staffing problem... no shortage of pilots who will fly RJ's if they have a mainline number & benefits. They could seat lock 1500 hour wet ATP's into the RJ's, and let experienced turbine pilots hire directly into other fleets.
That would take some fancy CBA writing and even then they might cease to be competitive for OTS hires.