Originally Posted by GogglesPisano

This is relevant how
DAL pilots state all flying is to be done by DAL pilots on DAL equipment. Endeavor pilots are flying DAL equipment at pay a scale below what is on DAL books.


This is relevant how?
Do you support scabbing? They should never be allowed back into ALPA regardless and do everything to weed them out!


And this is mainline pilots' fault, how exactly?
Not mainline pilots fault necessarily but it was in reference to wrecking the industry. A mainline is allowed to buy a regional shut it down and throw out all pilots. Not allowed to do that to mainline pilots if /when a mainline buys another mainline. I guess its ok to destroy other peoples livelihood as long as its not a mainline pilot


Please explain.
Ask a Mesaba pilot. They had a flow agreement that was not fully honored. DAL was allowed to change what was already agreed to. Yes it was with NWA but should have also been enforced fully after the merger.


The profession was wrecked by deregulation in the 1970's, robber barons like Lorenzo and Icahn in the 1980's, scope sales in the 1990's, and 9/11 and recession in the 2000's. Now that there's been consolidation and sensible capacity discipline, the industry is finally turning a corner, and pilots at the majors are slowly cashing in. The biggest threats right now are from state-supported mid-east carriers attempting to reinvent the industry in their image, and bottom-feeder Laker reincarnations using every loophole they can to exploit labor anywhere in the world.

As far as the regionals are concerned, market pressures will eventually lead to increased compensation, and fewer (but larger) RJ's. I feel bad for the "lost generation" who've spent too many years in an RJ and feel they can't start over at a major, I truly do. But, unless you're in your 50's, it's still the wisest career move.