Originally Posted by Koolaidman

It isn't the pilots faults regionals are flying mainline routes. Trans States operates STL-DEN, STL-CLT, STL-BWI, those sound like mainline routes to me.

SkyWest isn't the only one flying mainline routes, we just provide a good product for a low cost which is why we are awarded flying. I don't see why that is so hard for people on this forum to understand. Not every airline has to be the highest paid. Everyone on here always talks about pay, pay and more pay. There are other things at SkyWest that the pilots are happy about. We don't have to have the best contract, work rules, pay, etc. to be happy. Every airline is going to have something to offer each person which makes it better than the other. The majority of us are sorry that we were awarded flying from Comair and that planes were transferred from ASA. We don't want to gain at other's expense. The only one on here who brags about that is slappy.

Bringing ALPA in isn't going to change anything, getting more money isn't going to change anything. The majority of people don't think like Slappy, no one wants to take flying from other regionals, except Slappy. Why aren't you XJT guys bashing RAH pilots for the flying they were awarded? I assume they were awarded the flying because CAL felt they could as good as job for lower costs??? What a concept. I guess RAH is also bringing the industry down just like SkyWest because they provide a good product for less than XJT. Maybe we could all bash them for a while.

The reason regionals are flying mainline routes is because there is no reason to put a MD-80 on a route that routinely only carries 70 people. Not our fault the majors decided to give that flying to regionals. You must not commute to see that MDPhlyer.