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Originally Posted by Firsttimeflyer
We have 75 and 76 aircraft that are now staying...also heard they are talking about retrofit like the 767-400. I think it was 1.1mil per plane so who knows, but it would certainly help sync the fleet.
Hopefully we continue to see increased mainline flying, we need to be in charge of our domestic product, not the regionals. more 319/320 and 737 aircraft are just the ticket. Cut 2 RJ flights per NB flight. Will alleviate congestion as well helping us during bad weather days and all the time in super contested airports.
Congestion was always a plus for RJ's. Not for us, or the pax, but for the company and reduced competition. You can't compete if you can't get a slot.
As an expat contract pilot, the number one question the FO's had was:
"how do I get a job overseas, especially America".
There are 10's of thousands of foreign pilots that would apply to work for us and Delta for our current 1st year pay rates. Uncle Sammy just needs to issue the green cards. They WON't come here to make 19 dollars an hour at Mesa. But 60 bucks an hour is a pay raise for most of them. Some of the dodgier airlines pay Captains that.
There will be no pilot shortage any time soon.
If I were UAL, I would be hiring Delta Connection pilots as fast as I could. And vice versa. The express carriers are hosed.