Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
One of the issues now is that we're left holding the bag for the long term ramifications of outsourcing from 20 years ago and the failure of the pilot representatives to understand and purposefully halt it.
I would only add that the "representatives" were reflecting the priorities of the pilots they "represented."
I clearly remember jumpseating on a 767 discussing C2K and the 70 seater when the captain, based on all of his airline experience and wisdom
, confidently stated; "don't ever worry about an aircraft below your seniority number."