Originally Posted by
SladeTin
Zero chance of anything happening this year. There’s no attrition, no growth, and no hiring. Although I do think the company will be surprised once things start to trend the other way and hiring picks up again at the legacies. Almost all of the new people I’ve talked to are planning to bail out of here ASAP. Once again they’ll find themselves way behind the curve and struggling to staff the operation.
once the legacies pick up you’re gonna have thousands of NB typed Pilots applying. Spirit, frontier, Allegiant, breezie, Avelo, cargo guys, and even JetBlue will be fixing up those log books to jump at the first legacy to offer them.
I agree lots of our junior pilots will be trying to get out but it’s not gonna be as easy as it was in 2023. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if delta started requiring a four year degree again, etc.
management was able to weather storm of 2023 and they’ll never be that vulnerable again unless another once in a generation event like the pandemic happens. Pilots really like the day trips and out and back model. It has absolutely insulated management from some of the worst attrition. Until pilots stop wanting to spend time with their family and sleep in their own bed the attrition won’t be as extreme.