Originally Posted by u2k2

Management and Gov't run it because we allow it by not having a
National Seniority List. Having one is the only way to stop this spiral. They are loving the fact that everyone on here is deciding which low-cost carrier to jump to, chasing the managerial carrot (additional a/c). And don't think this race to the bottom will only affect regional carriers, mainline and cargo will be next, this is only the beginning. So now regional flying goes back to mainline, temporarily, until someone starts another Comair, to go into the markets that cannot be served with the frequency, without connections, that the business traveler demands. That's how Comair became the cash cow that it was. Delta never really wanted in on the regional business, it just didn't want the competition..so they paid 1.8 billion to put an end to it. It's not that the senior Comair pilots are only " thinking of themselves" and not the junior pilots, we put our careers on the line years back for the equality of regional pilots. Not to threaten the career of a mainline pilot or to ask the same wages, only equality on a seat-based scale. Regional flying is here to stay, IMHO it will not be paid at the rates on the TA. We either need to back each other or dog eat dog and let them reap the profits.