How will the regionals look in one year
10-01-2017, 09:05 PM
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How will the regionals look in one year
I was just curious how will all the regional look in one year in terms of hiring pilots.
With more orders of planes how will some of these regionals especially skywest and republic be able to staff all these planes. I have a feeling some regionals like TSA, Compass, horizon, silver airways, will cease to exist and perhaps many many routes will be canceled do to insufficient amount of new hires flying the lines. And also the quality of pilot applications within a year will be very very poor applicants. I guess if you can fog a mirror you got a job. I think for now regional are still able to get somewhat quality candidates but within a year it's going to get very ugly and I imagine even airlines like skywest might just hire anyone
With more orders of planes how will some of these regionals especially skywest and republic be able to staff all these planes. I have a feeling some regionals like TSA, Compass, horizon, silver airways, will cease to exist and perhaps many many routes will be canceled do to insufficient amount of new hires flying the lines. And also the quality of pilot applications within a year will be very very poor applicants. I guess if you can fog a mirror you got a job. I think for now regional are still able to get somewhat quality candidates but within a year it's going to get very ugly and I imagine even airlines like skywest might just hire anyone
10-01-2017, 09:39 PM
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Scope!
Scope increase. This is good for the whole industry. Forget the signing bonuses. I'd rather do my time at 38K a yr for a few and get to maintain line before I'm 40 and still have decent pay scales, good equipment, and guaranteed flying.
10-01-2017, 09:50 PM
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A major airline is going to realize that it can buy one or two regionals and serverly cripple competitors.
Arms race ensues.
Profit.
Jetblue buys Republic because they want to watch the world burn.
Arms race ensues.
Profit.
Jetblue buys Republic because they want to watch the world burn.
10-02-2017, 11:44 AM
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Not sure if you are full of sarcasm or just kidding. The flight attendants at UAL have more scope protection than some airline pilots.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-n...cope-violation
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-n...cope-violation
10-02-2017, 05:29 PM
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The “fog a mirror = job” has been the status quo ever for two years now.
I think Silver, Horizon, TSA and Compass will still be around but who knows what the industry will look like. Anything can happen.
I think Silver, Horizon, TSA and Compass will still be around but who knows what the industry will look like. Anything can happen.
10-02-2017, 08:15 PM
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They will all be around.... Last year many had forecasted the downfall of many regionals in 2017. Not even Great Lakes has yet faded into oblivion. We must recall that a lot of resources have been invested in the regionals over the last decades, and a lot of impulse is needed to change the momentum of the current status quo. They will not simply disappear over night.
10-13-2017, 12:14 PM
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I was just curious how will all the regional look in one year in terms of hiring pilots.
With more orders of planes how will some of these regionals especially skywest and republic be able to staff all these planes. I have a feeling some regionals like TSA, Compass, horizon, silver airways, will cease to exist and perhaps many many routes will be canceled do to insufficient amount of new hires flying the lines. And also the quality of pilot applications within a year will be very very poor applicants. I guess if you can fog a mirror you got a job. I think for now regional are still able to get somewhat quality candidates but within a year it's going to get very ugly and I imagine even airlines like skywest might just hire anyone
With more orders of planes how will some of these regionals especially skywest and republic be able to staff all these planes. I have a feeling some regionals like TSA, Compass, horizon, silver airways, will cease to exist and perhaps many many routes will be canceled do to insufficient amount of new hires flying the lines. And also the quality of pilot applications within a year will be very very poor applicants. I guess if you can fog a mirror you got a job. I think for now regional are still able to get somewhat quality candidates but within a year it's going to get very ugly and I imagine even airlines like skywest might just hire anyone
10-13-2017, 12:22 PM
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WO regionals will have increased pay and perhaps enhanced flow/interview agreements with their legacy overlords.
Republic and perhaps SkyWest will be able to keep up but many contract carriers likely won’t be able to. Mesa, TSH carriers, and some of the UA regionals will struggle to fill classes again and perhaps they simply won’t because they can’t afford to pay more.
AWAC gets settled in flying for United and announce some 67-76 seat aircraft to come from somewhere...
All in all the usual over the past few years. Some things will change, some never will.
Republic and perhaps SkyWest will be able to keep up but many contract carriers likely won’t be able to. Mesa, TSH carriers, and some of the UA regionals will struggle to fill classes again and perhaps they simply won’t because they can’t afford to pay more.
AWAC gets settled in flying for United and announce some 67-76 seat aircraft to come from somewhere...
All in all the usual over the past few years. Some things will change, some never will.
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