Originally Posted by
Flydenver
I heard from one of my C5 contacts that the company is below 400 pilots now and still shrinking. Their DEC bonus isn’t attracting pilots and FOs are leaving just as fast as they’re getting hired. Apparently a new contract is in the works but I think that pilots are realizing there is no reason to fly for Conmuteair when they could go to a LCC and get to a mainline faster than the Aviate flow. I’m wondering, is CommuteAir going to be the next regional to join the graveyard in the sky?
The writing is on the wall for all regional . The regional model was and always will be a scam . The current attrition and LCC/ Major/ Trunk airline hiring is just exposing it for what it really is. A sham and a shell game .