Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
If you are an XJT pilot, those are not your company's own aircraft. Every single one painted in express colors is owned/leased by UCH (
page 27). UCH buys all the gas. UCH leases the gates. UCH pays the landing fees. UCH owns and sells every seat. At the end of the day UCH simply pays XJT to hire crews to operate the aircraft.
Although it calls itself an airline, at the core XJT is just really a employee staffing company and it's profitability is based on the difference between what CAL pays it and what XJT pays it's employees.
And yes, we are working on taking the flying back. Perhaps you noticed that the UAL and CAL pilots are in the middle of contract talks and scope is one of the next sections at the table?
Trust me, I'm all for you guys taking back every last bit of this regional flying. I never once envisioned that I'd be at a regional as long as I have. I want to move on more than you'll ever know. My only question is why do so many of you insist on taking this all out on the regional pilots? Last I checked, not one of us negotiated
YOUR scope clause, voted on it or signed off on it. Why is it our fault? Why do we get treated crap? Why are the snide comments directed at us? I'm just trying to do what I need to do to get out of here and do my job. I fly where I'm told.