Originally Posted by Captain Tony

That's all nice. But when YOU look at it from the regional perspective, why should regional pilots have any loyalty to ALPA or US mainline carriers, or US mainline pilots who do nothing but crap on us?

Regional pilots are getting jobs with Mideast carriers in droves, getting paid better and treated way better than with US carriers. and why do we care if Emirates, Qatar, and Ethihad take over US int'l. US regionals will just code share for them! Our jobs will still be secure, and we'll get paid/treated better.

Face it. Int'l scope is a mainline problem. Don't crap on us, then ask us to run with the flag when you need our help.