Originally Posted by
paxhauler85
It's a sad attempt to boost their paychecks by overblocking every single leg. Was behind them about 2 years ago from LGA-MCI. Center noticed the speed discrepancy, and asked them their speed. ".64." They accepted a vector off course and a lower altitude to keep that speed, so that every eastbound airplane out of LGA passed over them and around them.
The sad part is they continue to be awarded flying, while the rest of us work hard to put up excellent on-time performance numbers each month.
Proof positive that Richard Anderson only cares about one thing: cost. Pitiful.
And who is it you fly for that you are treated so well at the regional level, that you do everything you can to be an exemplary regional pilot to your mainline contractor?
We do fly slow, all of RAH. Personally, I like the environmental impact, or lack there of, I'm making by conserving fuel, but the extra cash certainly helps. Especially so on the FO side. Do I care about on-time performance? To be honest with you, I'm only paid to be so much of a professional, and caring about on time performance is much more professional than what I'm paid for.
However, I do make sure every one of my flights is very safe. That's what bare minimum pay and sub-par relations get you. And safety often means that on time performance suffers. Again, not paid to care about that.
For you regional yahoo's who do all they can to be the best regional pilot they can be. Think about what your company has done for you recently. Is your regional a little better than RAH? That could very well be the case. But do remember that you still fly for a Regional Airline, a business whose sole purpose is to undercut labor costs at any cost. There is no bright side to this business model, it's all about lowering cost at all levels of this profession.
It's still funny to me that you are complaining about someone flying slow, or unprofessional, and still getting flying from the majors.