Pilot shortage cancelled Cape Air flight
12-04-2016, 05:41 AM
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Pilot shortage cancelled Cape Air flight
What's up with their staffing situation?
They got a bunch of old timers working their Caribbean lines this season.
http://www.wgem.com/story/33837217/2016/11/Wednesday/pilot-shortage-forced-cancellation-of-cape-air-flight
They got a bunch of old timers working their Caribbean lines this season.
http://www.wgem.com/story/33837217/2016/11/Wednesday/pilot-shortage-forced-cancellation-of-cape-air-flight
12-04-2016, 02:08 PM
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it's too bad. I really was considering a move for this company, but that contract is just too much. Leadership at 135 airlines need to recognize that they are a stepping stone for people, not try holding them hostage. Create a good pay scale, and an environment where people want to stay, and they will find that people will stay. Many will still go, it's still a stepping stone, but they will see more applicants. It's a balance.
12-05-2016, 11:59 AM
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I honestly can't see many fo's staying to upgrade no matter how good the pay. Not many people want to fly piston twins for a living. You'd probably go there for the lifestyle of being home everyday or if you lived in one of their bases.
12-06-2016, 05:18 AM
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12-15-2016, 01:39 AM
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Lol, a 30k surprise FO training contract! That sounds like a new low for Cape Air. I remember my FO interview with them. I commuted across the country to interview and there was no chief/assistant pilot at the interview. Just a couple of kid recruiters with no real world experience.
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