Originally Posted by
cessna157
I know what you're saying, but that is business and life. I left Comair and am now flying for ExpressJet. Am I benefiting from my own loss?
I don't mean to sound harsh, but seriously, that's how contractors work.
If one paving company loses a city contract to another paving company, so be it. If one taxi company loses an airline crew contract to another taxi company, so be it.
Sucks for 1 side and not for another.
The prospect of regionals "competing" against each other for mainline flying is a sad, but not new, phenomenon. Regionals have been impersonating other majors for decades.
What is a new phenomenon is a regional impersonating another regional to obtain their mainline flying. This is a new low for the regionals.
If it said "American Eagle Airlines Express" on the side of the planes I'd be less concerned. Being able to separate the company name from those who actually work there is a dangerous door to open.
Next they will simply paint American Airlines on the side of the planes, or Delta Airlines. This will establish a new precedent inthe industry.