Could regionals grow while majors shrink
12-08-2012, 08:38 AM
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Could regionals grow while majors shrink
Everyone keeps saying that the regionals are at death's door. Esspecially with the looming retirements, that the regionals will be drained of pilots to staff the majors, and the negotiating of contracts will put the flying back with the big boys.
But what if the opposite happens. I just read that AA's new contract allows for regional partners to fly bigger equipment. What if as the Majors become starved for pilots (high paid pilots), instead of moving heaven and earth to scrape them from every nook and cranny they just downsize and farm out more and more flying to larger regional aircraft, and lower paid crews?
I'm not saying this is good, obviously this is a doomsday scenario for our career! But it would make more sense economically if you're a profit driven corporation (not meant to sound derogatory, just realistic) Doesn't the trend in business these days seem to favor outsourcing and not the opposite?
But what if the opposite happens. I just read that AA's new contract allows for regional partners to fly bigger equipment. What if as the Majors become starved for pilots (high paid pilots), instead of moving heaven and earth to scrape them from every nook and cranny they just downsize and farm out more and more flying to larger regional aircraft, and lower paid crews?
I'm not saying this is good, obviously this is a doomsday scenario for our career! But it would make more sense economically if you're a profit driven corporation (not meant to sound derogatory, just realistic) Doesn't the trend in business these days seem to favor outsourcing and not the opposite?
12-08-2012, 09:50 AM
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I highly recommend that you take some time to peruse these forums and read just a couple of the threads before posting something like this. I'm going to take a wild guess and say you are either very new to the industry or very young.
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12-08-2012, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by WorkingUp
I highly recommend that you take some time to peruse these forums and read just a couple of the threads before posting something like this. I'm going to take a wild guess and say you are either very new to the industry or very young.
Everyone be nice now . . . .
Everyone be nice now . . . .
I recently transitioned to a different aircraft and there was a lot of talk in GS about the looming shortage, and the coming "draining" and even "shutdown" of the regionals to staff the age 65 hiring requirements, etc. People have all kinds of theories right?
I recently watched the documentary series "The Men Who Built America" on the History Channel and it was a bit of an eye opener for me as to the way business men really think, and I started thinking - what if the pervasive thinking among all my GS peers is wrong, what if the opposite were to happen?
No I'm not young, or new, I wish I was. 9 years 121 and 42 years old. If this APC forums is not a place to have a discussion like this - ok. But it might have been easier if you just shared your thoughts on the matter - even briefly - than to scold me.
12-08-2012, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by sulkair
Everyone keeps saying that the regionals are at death's door. Esspecially with the looming retirements, that the regionals will be drained of pilots to staff the majors, and the negotiating of contracts will put the flying back with the big boys.
But what if the opposite happens. I just read that AA's new contract allows for regional partners to fly bigger equipment. What if as the Majors become starved for pilots (high paid pilots), instead of moving heaven and earth to scrape them from every nook and cranny they just downsize and farm out more and more flying to larger regional aircraft, and lower paid crews?
I'm not saying this is good, obviously this is a doomsday scenario for our career! But it would make more sense economically if you're a profit driven corporation (not meant to sound derogatory, just realistic) Doesn't the trend in business these days seem to favor outsourcing and not the opposite?
But what if the opposite happens. I just read that AA's new contract allows for regional partners to fly bigger equipment. What if as the Majors become starved for pilots (high paid pilots), instead of moving heaven and earth to scrape them from every nook and cranny they just downsize and farm out more and more flying to larger regional aircraft, and lower paid crews?
I'm not saying this is good, obviously this is a doomsday scenario for our career! But it would make more sense economically if you're a profit driven corporation (not meant to sound derogatory, just realistic) Doesn't the trend in business these days seem to favor outsourcing and not the opposite?
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