Originally Posted by pete2800

I'll be the regional pilot who says that regional airlines are not as safe. We fly more legs on less rest than our counterparts. It's impossible for that to not impact safety.


Furthermore.... This ties in with compensation. Management will go to their grave claiming that there's "one level of safety," and that they'd never compromise on safety in order to save money. Oh, really? So either I'm just as safe and qualified as a mainline pilot and should therefore be compensated as such, or I'm less safe and less qualified which is why I get paid less. You can't have it both ways. As regional pilots, we should be beating the safety drum non-stop for eternity. Stop being offended for a minute, and think. What would happen if we could convince the general public that contracted carriers had significantly lower safety margins than mainline carriers?