Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
"Buying into the whipsaw". What do you mean by that?
The fact is, Delta and United have been whipsawing their regionals for almost two decades now. American is getting into the act now, however it is really USAirways which also has years of experience whipsawing their regionals. There is nothing to "buy into"....It is a fact and has been for many years.
The fact is, ALPA/APA and the mainline MECs have perpetuated and encouraged this whipsaw.....I'm sorry you are still living in the past of a day when you were the lone provider for CAL with a 10 percent cost plus CPA.....Time to wake up and realize that is in the past and it is time to deal with reality.....
So you are saying regional pilots should just give into this whipsaw. I say stand up for what a pilot is worth and make a change for the better. I hear very few ASA pilots that agree with you. I would say most XJT and ASA pilots are on the same page.
83% didn't agree with you merchant and nothing has changed. You and Tony's way of thinking are the minority at the combined airline.
I'm proud of our representatives on the XJT side. The overwhelming majority of our pilots say no paycuts no matter what and they are listening unlike our old leadership