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Thanks for typing it for me, the pilots are simply flying what they negotiated with the company. The company bid a contract that they can't fly, they need to talk to mainline but instead they turn to pilots. This cycle has been going on for years and the SKW pilots want the EXJ pilots to take concessions, work for less so the company can make a profit and have more success in future bids... In other words s do they can underbid other airlines.
One airline takes cuts, then the other matches it and management underbids, just to repeat the cycle again.
But as long as I am flying and get to mainline right! The more we do this the more reason we give management to continue transferring mainline jobs to the regionals. We are flying F100, DC-9 and similar size equipment for what the FA used to get paid... We are our worse enemies.
I don't think you'll find any SkyWest Pilot who wants EJ to take concessions. Certainly that's not what I'm getting at. I think you'll find SkyWest pilots are trying to expand pay and benefits.
My beef with some of the vocal minority at express jet is simply their inability to grasp the facts. And to show a willingness to work with their management to make meaningful changes which will lead to a sustainable company for all of us.