The devil will be in the details but on the surface, it makes sense. With Regionals slowing down hiring there have been a ton of pilots apply at Flex (and I am sure NJ) and use it as a step to the Majors. I think 3,000 may be aggresive, maybe 2500 would help limit the amount of time builders and increase the hiring pool. The increase in pay (depending on how it shakes out) will have some 2-3 years pilots looking at how much of a hit they will take to jump to the bottom of the seniority list at a Major and maybe they stay (especially if they will be life long commuters).

I will say, they better give more than lip service to QOL increase throwing just money at the problem is not a real solution. This industry has enough places where pilots say "They pay me well but I work my a$$ off". Favoring Marriott over Hilton (i.e. Hampton Inn) is good (lets see it in action), paying OT for an earlier than 7am start (lets see it), Flexbid......blow it up and start from scratch! Senior guys have paid their dues, if they want to be home for their kids birthday, they should KNOW they will be home for their kids birthday. I think another huge improvement would be to have quarterly bidding. Knowing your days home 2-3 months in advance is WAY better when trying to plan home activities/ vacations.

Company has been good and I will give them the benefit of the doubt, however the Flexbid seems like it was a sales tool ("Its going to be amazing") and it was a complete flop for QOL. They have run out of time of saying "just give it a chance, we will continue to tweak it". I havent run into anyone who says they like it. I asked for a 4 day weekend, I got 2 of the days off......doesnt do me much good (and I am senior). FLEXBID 2.0 needs to become a priority!