Originally Posted by Lambourne

Do hope you feel better. FYI the legacy bring departments will definitely be asking for an account of your sick time in the interview. They all know the drill and will most likely pass on anyone that has not been at work this week. There are plenty of other mainline candidates to choose from. They don't need any more malcontents than they already have. Feel better and you better hope expressjet stays in business because your job prospective job pool just shrank by a large number.

On the subject of service levels. 3 flights a day in mainline jets is exactly what many markets had prior to the RJ introduction. The mainline jets were full. They were not pulled due to load factor. They were pulled due to RJ carriers doing the flying for less costs. Pure and simple it was introductory wages by guys liking up to fly RJ's. Now wih a workforce that is long in the tooth the cost difference is not as large. Mainline has the merger seat discipline and high fuel prices have slowed the number of startups. The legacy carriers have gotten their houses in order and will be doing more and more of their own flying going forward.

Get well soon