Originally Posted by
Gearswinger
The point still stands, Comair guys' skill had nothing to do with that place surviving or folding. If your airline goes under (which 9e may very well do before I ever see the left seat), you get to start all over again. Your skills have nothing to do with moving up, it's all just hanging around long enough.
Exactly, today pilots are nothing more than commodities, in the eyes of management. Skill, being a quality person has nothing to do with advancement in the seniority based system we have.
Delta management just looks for the cheapest group to fly their RJ's (assuming the same level of safety, which can/may be argued), just as they shop around for better fuel prices. If they can have move control over the group, as they now do over Pinnacle the better for them. Very similar to the purchase of the refinery, it allows them to better control their costs because they are running the show.