Originally Posted by
block30
AA wasn't bluffing about awarding 47 airplanes to RAH. I'm sure that got peoples' attention. Plus Eagle is a pretty top heavy pilot group. I'd imagine Eagle pilots felt the squeeze from mainline AA-just like every regional does by mainline. Have you ever flown freight? Maybe you ought to try that. Captain on your first day, no regional whipsaw. You get to vote with your feet.
They awarded the 47 airplanes AFTER the pilot group voted yes on the concessionary TA.