The answer is simple.
There are basically 3 types of pilots at REX.
1./ The pilot who will do anything to get in a Big Jet no matter what. Thats always been the goal.
2./ The pilot who was willing to stay but has a feeling of "I don't want to be left behind". Make hay while the Sun shines. I'd better get on this ol' band wagon before it finishes. And...
3./ The pilot who is basically happy to stay. Have wife and kids now and need to settle down. Besides its a good life, right? No back of the clock shifts or SIms, home most nights etc.
Its this last cat (3) that the managers should be after. They probably don't need a huge pay rise, just a sence that they are being asked "what can we do to make your working life a bit easier?" Maybe 2 weekends off a month instead of 1, maybe a carpark pass or what ever. Its so easy to fix.
Unfortunately they are being ignored and thus are leaving. Der!~
