Originally Posted by ReluctantEskimo

You want to stem attrition? Pay people enough so that they can afford to build a life within driving distance of the airports they work. Not a 3 hour commute from the exurbs. Not a quick fly-in from Central WA or CA. In town. Own a home. Then suddenly your hiring pool is much larger, because people are willing to relocate to cities they know they can afford.

That is why people are chasing widebodies in the first place. They do it for the paycheck and chance to build a life without compromise. There's no hard and fast rule that says NB pilots can't have that. But Alaska doesn't even try. They pay less than market rate and tell their employees to figure out how to build a life in some of America's most expensive cities.

New hires are looking down the road and figuring out it doesn't work.