Originally Posted by
The Juice
I agree about the first bunch signing up to fly the plane regardless of pay. However there are a bunch of guys who will not fly it for that pay. Now we know 15 more Q's are coming with the option for 30 more so Colgan will need a whole new crop of guys to fly them, pay will be an issue.
Unfortunately, I don't think Colgan will have a problem staffing those planes. Too many pilots out there looking for a job, especially struggling, starving CFIs.
I can't exactly fault the newhires for wanting to start their careers.
It's up to the senior guys who truly have the best interests of their pilots to step up and lead, not the gutless worms looking for 15 minutes of fame.
Colgan has alot of great, professional pilots at their company. I have a tremendous amount of respect for those who refused to fly the Q400 and stayed on the Saab or Beech.
We need more people like that if we are going to even hope for better standards throughout the Airline Industry.