Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw

I'm actually glad to hear this. If you look at the newhire classes in the weekly ALPA updates, the average quals of the newhires have been steadily dropping. It's definitely being seen in IQ. I'd hate to think we are lowering our standards in this "pilot shortage" and taking on problem children who will struggle in training, or have bad attitudes on the line. We are hiring pilots with qualifications that couldn't get you hired at a regional 20 years ago.