Originally Posted by
CAL EWR
I think you are way off the mark here. I have known John for many years and he is one of the strongest regional supporters out there specifically Expressjet.
PM me and I will give you John's e-mail and his cell phone if you want to talk personally with him.
if he is a strong supporter why hasn't anything been said about the regionals. 8 bullet points and not one about the whipsawing which I'd bet is the biggest issue dealing with the regionals. there seems to be quit alot said about pilot fatigue and working longer hours, well the guys at the regionals have consistantly been flying 85-95 hours.
so how does/did he support express when they lost 25% and what is he going to do in a couple of years when they can loose another 25%? what is he doing about gojets (alter ego carrier to get around trans states) pinnicle losing planes to mesaba because they don't have a contract. comair, mesa, asa, air wisci. I have yet to see anything about what ALPA plans to do. I did read an article in the ALPA mag about how expressjet is taking advantage of the opportunity that they got by having 25% of their fleet freed up. I find it funny that they used the word opportunity when they discribed their situation.
myself as an individual shouldn't have to call or email him directly to find out what ALPA's plans are to deal with the issues that are unique to the regionals. the regional are big enough that those issues should be out their in the forfront along with the one's to the majors.