Originally Posted by
N2Core
Being owned by or working under DAL has zero benefits. They will slaughter every regional carrier under that umbrella and force thousands of pilot out on the street, or out of the business altogether. But hey, they are getting 717's. So in the creation of those jobs, they've destroyed double at their partners.
Think about it from a business standpoint. If I were a Regional owner, I'd shutdown and restart a subcontract airline every 7-10 years and I'd make sure my intentions were well known by all within my pilot group (& all labor). My hopes would be that they would get the hell out, thus keeping cost low.
Come on guys/gals, you're labor; you've given up control of your careers by becoming pilots. This is business, nothing personal. It’s what has happened time after time and occurs in every industry in the world.
All this flying we do as subcontractors (regionals) belongs to mainline, don’t like it? Get out, find something new. Become your own boss, move on.
Last edited by MatchPoint; 07-19-2012 at 05:25 PM.