Leave your regional for ULCC?
06-16-2016 | 08:04 AM
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I think this will become more of a factor as time passes. As hiring ramps up, regional CEO's are going to be pleading with their major partners to NOT hire their pilots.
In a crunch it's obviously better to hurt your low-cost competition that your own regional feed. No-brainer.
For the noobs...yes this has happened before.
And there's a difference between an ULCC and an LCC.
In a crunch it's obviously better to hurt your low-cost competition that your own regional feed. No-brainer.
For the noobs...yes this has happened before.
And there's a difference between an ULCC and an LCC.
06-16-2016 | 08:09 AM
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06-16-2016 | 08:55 AM
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Using similar logic, couldn't the legacies just hire all the ULCC pilots to cripple the low cost competition as opposed to actually competing with them? if Spirit had 30 leaving a month it would put a stop to their growth immediately.
06-16-2016 | 08:58 AM
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Who said they won't do that in the future?
06-16-2016 | 09:24 AM
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As hard as it was to leave a Captain job to take a pay cut to go to a ULCC I can say that my QOL has vastly improved since leaving the regionals. The lines where I am now average 15-16 days off per month and in Winter months top 17 days off average. Every person will have a different set of circumstances and reasons to either stay or make the move. But one thing is clear. Almost everyone regardless of where you are will have their shot eventually at one of the legacies if that's where they want to be. Whether you're a regional FO, Captain, or ULCC pilot.
06-16-2016 | 10:04 AM
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I think this will become more of a factor as time passes. As hiring ramps up, regional CEO's are going to be pleading with their major partners to NOT hire their pilots.
In a crunch it's obviously better to hurt your low-cost competition that your own regional feed. No-brainer.
For the noobs...yes this has happened before.
And there's a difference between an ULCC and an LCC.
In a crunch it's obviously better to hurt your low-cost competition that your own regional feed. No-brainer.
For the noobs...yes this has happened before.
And there's a difference between an ULCC and an LCC.
I also believe JB and SW are far closer to being a major than they are to being Spirit or Frontier. I imagine when SW finally gets their new contract it will be on par with what the major 737 guys are making.
06-16-2016 | 10:33 AM
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As hard as it was to leave a Captain job to take a pay cut to go to a ULCC I can say that my QOL has vastly improved since leaving the regionals. The lines where I am now average 15-16 days off per month and in Winter months top 17 days off average. Every person will have a different set of circumstances and reasons to either stay or make the move. But one thing is clear. Almost everyone regardless of where you are will have their shot eventually at one of the legacies if that's where they want to be. Whether you're a regional FO, Captain, or ULCC pilot.
06-16-2016 | 02:48 PM
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I think this will become more of a factor as time passes. As hiring ramps up, regional CEO's are going to be pleading with their major partners to NOT hire their pilots.
In a crunch it's obviously better to hurt your low-cost competition that your own regional feed. No-brainer.
For the noobs...yes this has happened before.
And there's a difference between an ULCC and an LCC.
In a crunch it's obviously better to hurt your low-cost competition that your own regional feed. No-brainer.
For the noobs...yes this has happened before.
And there's a difference between an ULCC and an LCC.
06-16-2016 | 03:16 PM
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I made $117k my last year as RJ Capt. Year 1 is a huge pay cut, but I have serious doubts my regional will even exist in 4 years.
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