When will Pinnacle learn? Why not just hire some pilots with ATLEAST a thousand hours. How hard is that in todays market?
QUITE difficult for regional airlines like Pinnacle. I have read that many regional new-hire classes are starting out 1/2 full or less. Compass and AAEagle are reported to have trouble getting enough people in to interview.
And, the pilot shortage situation is only just beginning. Between Asian/African expansion, and the Flight/Duty/Rest and ATP rule changes, the regionals will be hard pressed to fly their current schedules.
cliff
GRB