Regional FO Applicant glut
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Regional FO Applicant glut
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...ply-is-stable/
Several regional airlines have noticed a shift in the environment with decreased attrition rates. Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein said, “There was a time when none of us could find first officers. Now I mean, I think we have close to 2,000 applicants for qualified first officers.” CommuteAir CEO Rick Hoefling echoed that statement. “We can hire first officers. I think almost every regional airline right now has a stack of first officers. The problem is building their time at the same time you’re attriting out captains at a pretty high rate in the industry. We went from a pilot shortage to a captain shortage now in the industry. So the pendulum is starting to move.”
Several regional airlines have noticed a shift in the environment with decreased attrition rates. Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein said, “There was a time when none of us could find first officers. Now I mean, I think we have close to 2,000 applicants for qualified first officers.” CommuteAir CEO Rick Hoefling echoed that statement. “We can hire first officers. I think almost every regional airline right now has a stack of first officers. The problem is building their time at the same time you’re attriting out captains at a pretty high rate in the industry. We went from a pilot shortage to a captain shortage now in the industry. So the pendulum is starting to move.”
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https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...ply-is-stable/
Several regional airlines have noticed a shift in the environment with decreased attrition rates. Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein said, “There was a time when none of us could find first officers. Now I mean, I think we have close to 2,000 applicants for qualified first officers.” CommuteAir CEO Rick Hoefling echoed that statement. “We can hire first officers. I think almost every regional airline right now has a stack of first officers. The problem is building their time at the same time you’re attriting out captains at a pretty high rate in the industry. We went from a pilot shortage to a captain shortage now in the industry. So the pendulum is starting to move.”
Several regional airlines have noticed a shift in the environment with decreased attrition rates. Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein said, “There was a time when none of us could find first officers. Now I mean, I think we have close to 2,000 applicants for qualified first officers.” CommuteAir CEO Rick Hoefling echoed that statement. “We can hire first officers. I think almost every regional airline right now has a stack of first officers. The problem is building their time at the same time you’re attriting out captains at a pretty high rate in the industry. We went from a pilot shortage to a captain shortage now in the industry. So the pendulum is starting to move.”
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You're looking at it through the wrong lens. The slow times are when you should be investing (training, earning certificates/ratings, etc.) in preparation for when hiring picks back up.
If you are still working on earning your CPL, you have a long way to go before you can be hired. By then things might be back on the upswing.
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Screwed? No.
You're looking at it through the wrong lens. The slow times are when you should be investing (training, earning certificates/ratings, etc.) in preparation for when hiring picks back up.
If you are still working on earning your CPL, you have a long way to go before you can be hired. By then things might be back on the upswing.
You're looking at it through the wrong lens. The slow times are when you should be investing (training, earning certificates/ratings, etc.) in preparation for when hiring picks back up.
If you are still working on earning your CPL, you have a long way to go before you can be hired. By then things might be back on the upswing.
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https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...ply-is-stable/
Several regional airlines have noticed a shift in the environment with decreased attrition rates. Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein said, “There was a time when none of us could find first officers. Now I mean, I think we have close to 2,000 applicants for qualified first officers.” CommuteAir CEO Rick Hoefling echoed that statement. “We can hire first officers. I think almost every regional airline right now has a stack of first officers. The problem is building their time at the same time you’re attriting out captains at a pretty high rate in the industry. We went from a pilot shortage to a captain shortage now in the industry. So the pendulum is starting to move.”
Several regional airlines have noticed a shift in the environment with decreased attrition rates. Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein said, “There was a time when none of us could find first officers. Now I mean, I think we have close to 2,000 applicants for qualified first officers.” CommuteAir CEO Rick Hoefling echoed that statement. “We can hire first officers. I think almost every regional airline right now has a stack of first officers. The problem is building their time at the same time you’re attriting out captains at a pretty high rate in the industry. We went from a pilot shortage to a captain shortage now in the industry. So the pendulum is starting to move.”
If they can hire all the First Officers they want, why are they paying $100/hour and bonuses, instead of picking the new hires willing to fly for $36/hour again?
Regional CEOs earn their salaries by finding the pilots willing to fly for less than mainline, like scam artists and resellers.
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Some that have only experienced the milk and honey of the last couple years may have a skewed view of the industry. Barring 67, retirements don't change, however, so I don't think things will regress horribly - maybe more of a plateau. They just won't sky rocket like recently, which was an aberration IMO.
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And when Boeing finally gets it act together and starts delivering quality planes, the freight train of hiring will ramp up. All this does is defer the issue with the regionals.
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