Ok man, I wasn't referring specifically to AE. If these airplanes are growth it's assumed that it will come out of AE because we are the current whipping boy but it's unknown who will see their block hours shrink as PSA sees theirs increase. US Airways express is made up of more than 5 regionals.

Second of all I don't refer to regional flying as theirs as it's all outsourced, meaning you are being contracted for a short period of time to operate a flight on behalf of someone else.

Third, even if AE would have had a strong MEC we would had not been able to secure all the flying. AA has wanted to spread the flying around for year, they see the benefits to the operation as well as their pocket books. Look how when RAH can't operate a flight AE covers it, then when AE can't cover a flight out west SKW covers it and if AE or EXJ can't cover a flight in DFW then the other steps in. The next day due to staffing or aircraft situation the roles could be reversed. This is exactly what management wants and no matter how hard we fought we were not going to "keep" the flying or control over 90% of AA's outsourced flying.

I say again, PSA voted yes to possibility shift current flying done by one regional back to them, since this was done by concessions PSA undercut other regionals. This is what we call the race to the bottom, doesn't matter how you sugar coat it... The majority of the pilot group voted to decrease your compensation in exchange for work currently being done by a pilot group who is better compensated.

If you think pilot pay alone is what drives airways to place aircraft on airline A instead of B you are mistaken. The current flight management is fighting is to reduce pilot block hour cost while increasing seat-miles flown by said pilots. So while inflation rises, the PSA pilots voted to decrease their pay per work done.