Originally Posted by
DontEnvoyMe
I think you are right.
There are a lot of FOs who would be captain already/shortly, and a lot of Captains flowing to AA that are not now if the vote had passed. I am not saying we should have taken concessions, but we are betting a lot on a pilot shortage that has yet to fully materialize.
Depends on your point of view though.
To date, the majority of pilots polled believe that regional airlines shouldn't even exist. About 85% believe this currently. A NO vote helps facilitate that belief. Regional airlines are a B scale, nothing more. The moment it becomes to expensive or burdensome to have regional airlines, the flying will be reabsorbed by the parent airline.
Now maybe your point of view is they should exist and if so, then there is something else to consider. Should one expect to be able to make a career at a regional or is it up and out?