My apologies. I left out the AE pilots who were displaced. That sucks. I've been through my fair share of bases and never been able to live in base so it doesn't readily occur to me what the LAX people are dealing with.

The positive way to look at it then I guess is that AE did not furlough. If it makes you feel any better I am in no way benefiting from the new AE flying that Xjet is picking up. (not upgrading, going to DFW, etc...)

I also never blame a pilot for flying a different regional's previous routes... just the whipsaw game of the regional world. It would be better to work for an airline that filled it's own seats, determined it's own routes, capacities, etc... maybe some day.