Originally Posted by NevadaJack

I agree for the most part

We have more pilots who meet 121 eligibility than they even need

Issue is the job path hasn’t been attractive for a long time, do your slave labor for a crappy regional to get “121 time” to get into a legacy, with the hopes of getting the years in to make good money

It’s better now, but for many for a long time it’s been a dangling carrot, add to that the better pay and QOL for those who didn’t try to chase the 121 dream, it wasn’t a matter of getting the experience it’s a matter of the cost of entry to chase the airline dream

The airlines made their bed, there’s no “pilot shortage” never has been one ether


Even now, their obsession with “121 time” is silly, as are their hiring games, they put more value on playing Sudoko, silly crap like putting N/A in boxes, and god forbid a recommend letter saying “delta airlines” vs “delta air lines” than the actual type of flying you’ve done, the amount of quality applicants they lose now over stupid HR NPC **** does not match up with what you’d expect out of a company who actually desperately needs pilots, but it does match companies who are used to being tax payer bailed out and I’m not just talking one of the airlines

Yeah, I have zero sympathy for their self made issues