Originally Posted by
meesq
Hmmm, let's compare apples to apples, shall we.
Some former OH MEC dude WRITES a memorandum with no force other than his wholehearted desire to make DAL pilots resign their DAL numbers if they want a job. 1. the OH pilots have no bearing whatsoever in this WRITING of a MEMORANDUM, 2. if this ever came to fruition, at least a job could have been had (resigning your seniority is your own choice), 3. you could still have fed your family
So now, DAL pilots VOTE (all of them) to get rid of planes that effectively and affirmatively puts OH pilot out of jobs. Yep, that's right, some upper muchy-muck didn't WRITE A SIMPLE MEMORANDUM, DAL VOTED this in (knowing full well the ramifications on the regionals, and OH in particular).
Give me another load of crap about how this is good for the flying industry. THis was good for DAL pilot's wallets and that is it, period. Removing regional flying ONLY helps the DAL guys, wow, they're getting more planes and get new hires to move up the ladder.
All the while, 800+ OH pilots are out of work, permanently with OH, not just a furlough, I note, with no chance of being recalled, no chance of having THE OPTION of giving up a seniority number, nothing, nada. DAL pilots are just as much responsible for putting OH guys out of work as DAL mgmt is.
Yeah, it's business, but let's stop tip-toeing around the underlying issue.
fishdude is really the scum of the pilot ranks. You guys that think like him should be glad a real business person is not running these Air Lines. If the Air Lines were run by true moneymakers, they would merge all list and keep the regional models in place to provide all domestic flying. International flying would be done by the larger aircraft on property, and cost would be reduced even further. Lets go even one step further, lets give the wholly owned regional everything from 737 and A321 down, furlough all of the rest of the unnecessary mainline pilots or even better yet start the entire airline over again under the regional contract from 777 or A380 going down. What are we wasting money for. Think about this one. Dont think for a moment that UAL, CAL, AAL, management are not thinking about the future. Remember, "IT NOT PERSONAL, ITS JUST BUSINESS"