Originally Posted by CBreezy

Scenario 1: Everyone quits. Flights are canceled and mainline picks up a big chunk of flying. Then you go to interview: "excuse me sir, might I ask why you quit X regional airline 2 years ago along with hundreds of your peers?" How do you answer that question? Even if you have a creative answer, you are going to be less likely to be hired at the now expanding majors because you have cost your "future" employer a LOT of money. Why should they believe you aren't going to do something like that again? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that you quit during the "great regional exodus." They don't have to tell you why you weren't hired.

Scenario 2: You quit and regionals significantly increase compensation and bonuses to new hires. Many of those regionals are going to go bankrupt and you have just screwed over everyone year 8 and above. Those that survive? Why should they rehire you? You, legally in poor faith, caused them to lose MILLIONS of dollars. I know if I was a regional manager, I wouldn't hire you back. I know your argument is that the companies aren't currently acting in good faith. If that were true, a federal mediator would be able to determine that and the pilot group would be permitted to strike. At this point, it hasn't been determined that this is, in fact, the case (legally).