This is the logic that keeps the regionals in the tank. I won't address the guy that posted it directly, but it's a good example for the rest of us of what not to do/say.
It's nice to see RJ guys and gals finally take a stand, it's just too bad it took rock bottom to get there. Any RJ pilot that downplays the current movement or takes pride in their current work is just a pawn in the game, and thankfully the minority. We can pity them, and they'll ride the coat tails of those who fight and sacrifice for fair wages for all, but they will never be respected.
Some people will succeed in this industry, some will burn, and many can't control their own circumstances. But we all have absolute power over the decisions we make. You can be a leader, a follower, or a parasite. Frankly I don't care what you do, but you just might regret it one day when you don't succeed and look back at a career knowing you did nothing to help the pilots around you, either.
Originally Posted by
air101
You ExpressJet guys sure seem to be emboldened by the votes at Eagle and Republic. Let me bring you back down to reality a bit. Eagle and Republic are both profitable, ExpressJet is not (cue all the conspiracy theories about fuzzy math and intentionally trying to tank ExpressJet). Have you met United? They are the most greedy airline out there, all about the bottom dollar. They aren't about to renegotiate contracts that benefit ExpressJet and not them. They want the 50 seaters gone, they don't want to pay more for them. It's all a pipe dream for you lifers over at ExpressJet because you have nowhere else to go or you would have got out already...SkyWest isn't going to keep this around for much longer. Hell, as you guys retire planes OO is pulling them out of the desert and putting them into service and making money with them. Got two sitting in TUS right now awaiting incoming inspections, more on the way.
Is ExpressJet just going to completely disappear in the near term? No. But they will be downsized to trim the losses as new aircraft come online with the 175 at SkyWest and Mesa and eventually just be completely shut down. SkyWest gains nothing by continuing to run two separate operations (cue the whipsaw theorists).