altimaklr
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How do we go from constant hiring/cant find enough pilots, etc.... to within 2 months, several regionals furloughing, hiring stopped and bankrupt regionals possibly on the horizon?
All of this with NO major increase in oil...no MAJOR worldly events, and most of us still working with post 9/11 contracts?
WTF is going on?!
How do we go from constant hiring/cant find enough pilots, etc.... to within 2 months, several regionals furloughing, hiring stopped and bankrupt regionals possibly on the horizon?
All of this with NO major increase in oil...no MAJOR worldly events, and most of us still working with post 9/11 contracts?
WTF is going on?!
Regional pilots that haven't been around too long stick out like a sore thumb.
You have never heard the old saying that airlines hire until they furlough? It's a very true statement that reaches back decades. Different reasons through the years, but the process remains the same.
If you are in the bottom 10% of your airlines' seniority list never, never, NEVER get comfortable there as overnight you may be out of a job. If you are higher up then at least you may have some warning. It doesn't matter if you are regional, mainline, cargo or anything else.
It's just the nature of the beast. Welcome to the airline business!
Skywest has a cost-per-seat-mile of about 9.1 cents
Delta is only 7.8
That is excluding fuel, which makes regional flights even more expensive per seat mile
Regional airlines have lost most of their usefulness now.
Skywest has a cost-per-seat-mile of about 9.1 cents
Delta is only 7.8
That is excluding fuel, which makes regional flights even more expensive per seat mile
Regional airlines have lost most of their usefulness now.
That has nothing to do with the possible bankruptcies on the horizon. I am well aware of why Warren Buffett has advised to never invest in the airlines. I am also well aware of the subpar management that is at many airlines. Thing is.. are you aware that the only way to fix this is with regulation?