Originally Posted by
AJ311
Seems like a return to pre covid hiring percentages to me. I think many new entrants are caught off guard because all they know is the hiring insanity of 21-23. High times, LCA/mil, degree, and maybe a second shot at the interview were a pretty common theme.
With that being said, unless they start announcing what the future plans are and returning displaced pilots I suspect attrition will ramp up Q1. Can't blame a displaced pilot for jumping or a newb washing a resume when OAL's are hiring thousands and all we have are vague mentions as to what the future holds.
I know for sure in the past 45 days, 11 of our displaced FOs have left for OALs. One is a friend of mine. He thought this would be his forever home, but after getting displaced almost a year ago and doing a transcon commute to weekend reserve, his marriage was developing serious cracks and he made the decision to go to United. The final straw for him was also watching senior pilots march right into his base that were not displaced, but able to do so because of the way our backwards domicile award process works. He realized that DRR meant nothing and was all smoke and mirrors. Anyway, he’s gone. He left 4 weeks ago and is at United now.