Originally Posted by
WYOMINGPILOT
As the regionals park airplanes then the majors will have to accomplish their flying which was previously contracted out at cheaper regional pay scales. This will result in more hiring at the majors meaning more demand upon regional pilots to move up and creating an empty vacuum at the regional level.
And yet that vacuum would magically vanish if the regionals started offering better terms of employment.. There's a whole bunch of guys living in China, or Dubai, or wherever, and not being happy about being there who would suddenly become *very* interested in flying an RJ, if the money and schedule were decent. And it wouldn't have to match Emirates money or Expat China money when it also meant living in the US where they want to live*, and being home a lot more, not doing the international commuting shuffle, living on that little hobby farm in the countryside instead of in an apartment in a crowded city, etc.
I'm not saying that you're wrong in what you say, I'm just pointing out that there's this complete disconnect in the companies who offer less pay than a construction laborer makes, treats their employees poorly, and and is completely
mystified that thye don;t have people lining up for their poor money and poor treatment. All the while, completely failing to notice that the airlines which offer good money and good working conditions have a virtually unlimited supply of applicants for the positions they have open, exactly like the laws of supply and demand predict.
*Not claiming that the US is the only good place to live, just the Expat life ain't for everyone, regardless of where you're from.