Originally Posted by
Releasemaster
I'm with the crowd for re-claiming scope. Hold strong guys and give mainline managment a good reason to restore 100 seat flying to the majors, while we put the regionals back to where they where before the CRJ 200. Remember, then they where all small operators running small fleets of turboprops to destinations no greater than 1-2 hours from hub.
The benefit, more mainline jobs for those us seeking them and hopefully room for new airlines with mainline equipment to grow and replace the void created by the recent mergers.
I do not see the regionals going away completely, IMO. The mainline pilots want to get their flying back, as they should. I don't see those guys wanting to fly the aircraft we operate at the pay rates we fly them for. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the mainline pilots have already said this. I definitely don't see mainline management agreeing to pay them more then what we are getting paid to fly them. So, what is the solution to this problem?