Originally Posted by
Chimpy
UAL is hiring sub 1,000 this year. Delta, around 1,000, AA? United hired north of 2,000 for the last 2.5 years, the forecast is much lower due to Boeing. NK has a few hundred on the street, The Regionals are no longer short staffed. I absolutely do not think Old Lyin Ted is concerned with Attrition. That is my only point. I dont think Pilot retention is something they currently care about.
Might be if they're very short-sighted. Retirements continue, and hiring will have to ramp back up for that eventually, likely in the next 1-2 years.
Some folks have said that ULCC's can just adopt the regional model, hire CFI's and endless revolving door. The problem with that is your CA's now have lower longevity, are younger, fewer family entanglements, and more likely to bail for legacies.
Regional model didn't fair well at all for a few years, but the regionals got propped up by the legacies who supported higher wages and did things like meter flow and hiring from affiliated regionals. LCC's won't be getting that kind of help
