You have better things to do, yet you take the time to make comments on an article you haven't even read...makes you look like a fool. I agree with you that there is an issue here, we are being lumped in with auto mechanics and HVAC technicians with a VOTEC approach.

The aviation community's cumulative reaction in review....

Starting an aviation program at the high school level is a wonderful idea to expose our nation's youth to the aviation profession earlier and to begin to train our next generation of pilots...

A direct hire program, however, is a crushing blow to the future of the airlines... the whole idea of skipping the interview and screening process allows underperforming pilots access to a multi-million dollar airliner... in short.. keep the high school programs, lose the direct-hire program...

Votec doesn't want aviation lumped in with them. They have far superior pay and bennies.

...I just took a big cold drink from the purple kook aid...

Votec doesn't want aviation lumped in with them. They have far superior pay and bennies.

I don't get Pinnacle. Why not just lower the mins? I mean, if your bringing kids on board that went to the college programs at 250 hrs but won't hire from atp or a guy off the street but still want 1000/200 tt- your are setting yourself up for a huge crisis. Everyone is expecting with the combination of age 65 and the new rules to create a hiring crisis. Are these guys making plans for this?

Agreed. Also, it still costs quite a bit. From the article, it's about $52,000 just for the flying when all is said and done. Throw college costs on top of that, and you are still talking about some serious money. I fail to see how this opens the doors for mass staffing at the airlines...

I thought we were trying to weed out the bad apples by changing the interview process. Guess thats not happening since they aren't conducting interviews.

I see some REAL winners on the horizon...