Originally Posted by
VacancyBid
I disagree. Doubling or Tripling anticipated retirements over a year then trying to play catch up started a feedback loop that stripped the regionals of LCA's and captains faster than they could be replaced.
This pause will let them regenerate. I suspect regional LCA and captain will remain a decent job. There are still too many retirements in the coming decade to keep the regionals staffed otherwise.
But Regional FO pay will stagnate or decrease and the union will go along with it ... why? Because some other regional will get the flying if they don't.
Vacancy - I agree. Seems like people are forgetting that many regionals' nice pay for FO's was a temporary and expiring boost. I'd wager more regionals have Republic-esque contracts in the future . Meanwhile the 1500-2000 hour pilot glut is swelling even larger each month, and the justified FOMO is going to fuel the trend of pilots taking less than ideal job circumstances. Stagnation sucks, especially after witnessing the past few years.