Commutair United Career Path Program
#33
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This is all about securing cheap regional labor for the legacies. Not about staffing mainline.
The number of pilots coming from CommutAir compared to the vast number of pilots that will be hired by UA is likely a small percent. It isn't like what AA is doing. Although I will be curious to see how the next couple years pan out for the AA flow programs and if they will be sustainable without choking off the cheap regional labor supply.
The number of pilots coming from CommutAir compared to the vast number of pilots that will be hired by UA is likely a small percent. It isn't like what AA is doing. Although I will be curious to see how the next couple years pan out for the AA flow programs and if they will be sustainable without choking off the cheap regional labor supply.
#36
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(Like RJ pilots DON'TE ALREADY deal with this kind of stuff on a daily basis).
#37
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This is simply a case of United negotiating a cheap contract for feed. To ensure that Commutair could pull this off (and at the same negotiating table), Commutair got the magic honey that will allow them to attract "will work for food" pilots.... United doesn't have a mainline pilot shortage; it has a "cheap" commuter pilot shortage.
#38
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#40
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They most certainly do (higher wages = higher dues revenue). However, market forces determine everything...still lots and lots of pilots out there. Not much they can do about that.
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