Originally Posted by
jaykris
Murk,
I think we could finish this over a couple of beers. We ALL ssat there and said" Look at those damn turboprops, nobody wants to fly them....." That said, I never voted to give em damn JETS!!
You are right on the scared pilot group. The reason you cant find anyone who voted for it, they are no longer here. They either retired, or are fulroughed. And dont forget, an MEC lead by none other than Swindell's that lead us down the road to perdition....he is still trying to save his name on the other forum, and change his history.......weak leadership leads to disastrous results.....OBAMA????? Oh thats another thread....
Best,
J
United pilots have been lessening scope for a long time.
The mid-term wage adjustment in 1997, that allowed the 50 seat RJ's......or C2000 that allowed even more of them, but we got huge payraises (well some did, the junior folks not so much) so it was ok.
C2003 (BK) allowed the 70 seaters. Later Whiteford's side letter allowed the EMB 170 as an exception to the MTOW restriction.
And you need to check your facts. Swindells was NOT on the MEC at the time of BK or C2003. But Barton was.
