Doesn’t sound like the airlines are for you.

New hires are an issue if you are throwing around terms like “exponentially”. But yeah, the MOST limiting factor currently is losing CAs and high 121 time FOs before you can generate enough additional CAs and high 121 time FOs to replace them, which creates a negative feedback loop. But there is hardly an “exponential” amount of ATP eligible waiting in the wings either..l

That’s probably why they’re not currently flying for an airline…

Standups are the way to go if you live in base and can live off min guarantee. Home every day .

What’s a standup? Non airline dude here

That is when you fly the last flight in and first flight out in the morning, with maybe 5-7 hours in a hotel because you are technically on duty all night and off all day when you get back to base. If your evening flight is delayed it can be an even shorter night. Some people who live in base like them because they are home more than four day trips and it’s fairly easy work for minimum guarantee. Those who don’t nap well during the day hate standup overnights.

Hey thanks.
Not a napper - sounds rough.

I have a lot of GA pilot friends with 1500 hours who work professional jobs. If the regional airlines did those and one other thing, they would see a lot more resumes.

-Hire into bases
-Cut down on overnights (1-2 day trips work best)
-Allow part time employment (half time lines or half the number of reserve days)

So they wind up with the same training and currency requirements for half of a junior pilot? I don’t think anyone is THAT desperate yet. Especially since the lack of upgradeable FOs is a serious problem already. Splitting the available right seat time amongst a bevy of part timers would make that problem even worse.

I know some international companies offer 3/4, 1/2, etc schedules. Shame that such options are opposed by US employers. I have friends that would be interested. Heck, might even consider it myself