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11-22-2014 | 05:07 PM

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Is that a serious question?

11-22-2014 | 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bellanca

Though I'm guessing people leaving Horizon and Skywest are probably moving on to greener pastures given they are usually considered the 'best' regionals?

Stop it with this bull**** already! Skywest or Horizon pilots are no more qualified or are in no way/shape/form better pilots than Mesa/PSA/XJT/Eagle/Lakes/etc.

Skywest and Horizon are still a couple of turds in the regional toilet bowl.

11-22-2014 | 05:16 PM

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Do you have a breakdown? How many CA/FO?

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Here is a break down of FOs and Ca.

11-22-2014 | 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Galaxy5

Is that a serious question?

Yup.......

11-22-2014 | 05:22 PM

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Yup.......

I'll let you use your imagination then.

Reference previous post, too: "1 in 3 moving up" = Alaska.

11-22-2014 | 05:26 PM

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Ok, that takes care of Alaska. Still leaves Spirit, VA, FedEx, UPS, Frontier, Atlas, Hawaiian...

11-22-2014 | 05:32 PM

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and suncountry and allegiant and omni and etc....

11-22-2014 | 05:34 PM

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and suncountry and allegiant and omni and etc....

And Emirates.

11-22-2014 | 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by block30

I would imagine at Horizon your attrition is just folks moving up, not making lateral moves...am I correct in this assumption?

Correct. The majority of QX's attrition has been people going to Alaska. As well as some to Spirit, Frontier, United, Allegiant, Delta, and I think one guy went to UPS.

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Originally Posted by DENpilot

You completely misunderstood. No one is suggesting that Horizon pilots are more qualified, only that the overall compensation offered by QX means that people are less motivated to make a move to the bottom of another regional than they might be if they worked for a regional with a lesser compensation package and/or bleaker outlook. The numbers bear this out. We lose 10-15 per month on average, while according to this thread ExpressJet lost 83 and Endeavor 62 so far. It's not that those people are lesser pilots, only that their company has provided them with significant increased motivation to leave.

11-22-2014 | 08:12 PM

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We lose 10-15 per month on average, while according to this thread ExpressJet lost 83 and Endeavor 62 so far. It's not that those people are lesser pilots, only that their company has provided them with significant increased motivation to leave.

I'm guessing the fact that XJT is 8 times the size of horizon might have something to do with that. Endeavor's size also plays a part. It's not a simple 62 vs 10-15.