Originally Posted by
Spudhauler
All you folks touting their arrival might want to do a little homework. Most guys I know that are flying for foreign carriers are dying to get back to the states. These carriers have few if any work rules, often don't honor seniority, and pay much less than their US counterparts. I worked for a regional and understand the angst with the downward spiral going on, but allowing foreign carriers to operate domestically will be a disaster for the US airline industry, and the overall pay and quality of life for pilots based here.
Even with poor work rules and lack of concrete seniority they're all better than U.S. Regional jobs. It would be a boon for those of us wasting our lives for minimal pay and benefits with a long shot chance at some U.S. Mainline carrier. I honestly couldn't care less about ALPA's goal to keep foreign carriers out, they should have fought years ago to keep regional carriers out.