Originally Posted by
lolwut
Agreed. They may think they're the most respected from the inside looking out, but from the outside looking in, I can say they're not respected at all.
Many Comair pilots have always walked around with this "We're practically mainline, just flying RJs" attitude and looked down upon their companions at other regionals.
They're no better than any other, except for the fact that every pilot left there has made a bad career decision somewhere along the way... its why they're still there after so long. A regional is a place where jobs are outsourced to until the next bidding cycle. It isn't a career and its foolish to think otherwise, no matter how good things are at the current moment.
I guess striking in 2001 for 89 days to bring industry leading pay and work rules to the regional level doesn't demand your respect, lolwut. I would have to disagree, though. "Industry average" was certainly raised by the 2001 contract and this group deserves respect for the turmoil they went through to do so. Saying that "every pilot left there has made a bad career decision" is a very arrogant statement from someone who has been FORTUNATE enough to not find himself in the same situation...yet. My point is...bad decision, no; bad fortune, yes. You assume that the people left there have had a chance to advance their career. A place where 10 year guys had little opportunity to upgrade and hold the left seat for more than a year. With so little PIC, chose not to make a lateral move to a different regional and hope for better days at Comair. Perhaps you should thank these guys for raising the bar for all regionals and bid them good luck rather than telling them they are not respected by their peers the day after they find out they are loosing their jobs.