This is awesome :)

It's republic airlines. At least it's not Mesa where they offer you employment over emails.

But when she gets grief for not filling classes, she will have something to send upstairs in response.

Too bad more starting pilots can't or won't say the same thing.

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Now that's a well-written and comprehensive response. Well done.

Thanks!

I'm trying to send a message to more than just the airline. I hope that others who might apply to regionals read this letter and try to run the same calculations in their case and open their eyes to what they can "look forward" to.

I hope this helps reduce the amount of applicants at all regionals, even by a little bit. Regardless of equipment, starting salaries at all regionals are below acceptable standards and sitting on your hands and crying "SJS" or throwing out sarcastic comments like Mr. Busdrvr or Pancake do nothing to make a change. When we constanly see pilots bending over and lubing up to have the consessions shoved, when it seems that ALL of the other pilots cry like babies about it but then more than you thought voted YES to the consessions you got ask yourself why our work conditions never change. Not because of management, its our own fault.

Sure i torched a bridge. But a bridge to what? A job that promises turmoil, instability and financial famine? When your bridges foundations are so rotten, so unstable it is your responsibility to build a new one. What shocks me is the amount of pilots who still happily cross the bridge knowing the condition its in. So the the next time you are offered a bridge to cross, ask yourself, is that bridge really stable enough, or is that autothrottle treating you so well that you can just keep ignoring it all?

I vote for this to be a "sticky" thread or whatever it's called where its always on the top. Not in the Hiring thread but in the Regional thread. This is very good information for someone floating along looking to get in the industry. It may make them think for a bit before making an informed decision.

Well written. I could get on with a regional real quick, but unless I sell my house and move to a cheap cost of living area WITH a reserve unit there, and my wife goes back to work..

Yeah. Poverty. I'd get by, but I wonder if the ATP to be a regional FO is going to actually drive wages up even slightly, or if there are enough 1500 hour guys (or the reduced minima) with SJS.

This letter might just make its way to the top.
Kinda like a lottery. You won't win unless you play.
Well written. Good job.

The pay will only continue to go down in my opinion. Seems that management doesn't see a correlation between pay and the amount of applicants. Here at PSA we can't seem to staff the planes already here. Management solution? Concessions! Now eagle and xjt want concessions too, all while not filling new hire classes. Doesn't make sense but it's what's happening. Signing bonuses, sure. Pay raise, never.

Nice letter, sooner or later something needs to change.