f28pilot
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Food for thought:
Since the current retirement projections at mainline make this appear more flow-up than flow-down in the near future: Did NWA want this flow-up to help attract new pilots to the low pay at the bottom of the XJ list? The new grads that I talk to have their choice of CRJ operators to choose from and are picking based on better locations, signing bonuses, and promise of quick upgrades. Promise (false hope?) of a shot at the big leagues is cheaper than actually raising pay or giving bonuses. Just a thought - discuss amongest yourselves...does this delay some of the upward wage pressure that the current pilot supply/demand situation would otherwise require?
PS - On the subject of Avro replacements, I think that was done with 50 seaters already. Mention of the 900s as Avro replacements neglects the fact that they have been gone for some time now and that 36 new aircraft won't be here for quite some time. The Avros have been replaced already. If 76 seat aircraft "replace" anything it will be those aircraft that are parked as they come on line, otherwise by definition they would be expansion aircraft.
Since the current retirement projections at mainline make this appear more flow-up than flow-down in the near future: Did NWA want this flow-up to help attract new pilots to the low pay at the bottom of the XJ list? The new grads that I talk to have their choice of CRJ operators to choose from and are picking based on better locations, signing bonuses, and promise of quick upgrades. Promise (false hope?) of a shot at the big leagues is cheaper than actually raising pay or giving bonuses. Just a thought - discuss amongest yourselves...does this delay some of the upward wage pressure that the current pilot supply/demand situation would otherwise require?
PS - On the subject of Avro replacements, I think that was done with 50 seaters already. Mention of the 900s as Avro replacements neglects the fact that they have been gone for some time now and that 36 new aircraft won't be here for quite some time. The Avros have been replaced already. If 76 seat aircraft "replace" anything it will be those aircraft that are parked as they come on line, otherwise by definition they would be expansion aircraft.
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