Originally Posted by
UpThere
You can tell two things from this statement..
1. Whether or not you like RAH/AWAC/MESA is beside the point. I think it's a shame you are HOPEFUL that these carriers lose out and all of their employees lose their jobs.
2. This mentality is the problem with so many regional pilots. I'm happy to secure my job, even if it comes off someone else's back.
Nope. Not what I'm saying at all. All I'm saying is that the US Airways wholly owned carriers have been getting screwed for years. Contract carriers can work on/obtain flying from anywhere. PDT/PSA relies on US Airways for our flying. It's just time for us to get a new fleet and some flying and let the contract carriers take what we can't cover. Not the other way around. I've said in many posts in the past that I don't want new flying and the cost of fellow pilots at other carriers. I have friends at all three of those carriers I mentioned. Merge the wholly owned carriers into 1 carrier, and contract out flying that the new wholly owned carrier, whoever the surviving name will end up being, can't cover to the contact carriers.
I will admit the phrase "Drop" was not the best choice of words.