Originally Posted by
mg815
There's no way that people aren't applying who are actually qualified. Even companies that operate skyhawks are getting tons of resumes, so I can only imagine what the airlines get on a daily basis. I think it's more towards your second point, it's not who they want, which is whats sad because it falls under my last point. It's not who they want because it's not about quals, its about money and politics. It's unfortunate though that the airlines care more about that then the safety of their crews and pax
I think the company hiring practices is the biggest driver, low time people fall in line and don't question them as much. Though I wouldn't underestimate the point of higher time pilots not applying. I know at Comair, where I used to work, there was a number of people for whom pinnacle was not a place we would send our resumes at the time, due to working conditions, upgrade time, and pay. The biggest driver for me not wanting to go there was the whole merger situation, that uncertainty alone would keep me from applying...that and the possibility of Newark