Originally Posted by
Dunkin
No regional has any leverage at all. Even with this "shortage" regional pilots are still in a take it or leave it position. Regionals are going to shrink faster than mainline is going to hire so there will still be enough pilots to cover the schedule for at least 5 more years. The only group with leverage with regards to raising regional pay is the mainline unions and I do not expect them to use any negotiating capital attempting to do so. Ten years from now may be a different story but this mythical leverage does not exist. Even if PSA and PDT said no the planes would just go to Mesa, Republic, and GoJet which already have low cost CBAs and yes they would be staffed just fine. You guys are living in a dream world where everyone says no and then magically we all get a 50% raise, it is not going to happen and ALPA national knows this. Unfortunately some individual MECs do not quite understand.
Why believe anything and everything management tells you, especially when they're trying to get you to take concessions? Mesa can barely keep up with the growth already being thrown at them(they're doing phone interviews/class date assignments). Republic is ending their 50 seat flying to try and staff the 175 flying. Gojets is offering signing bonuses and the new hires have slowed to a trickle. IF, PSA and PDT had joined Expressjet, Silver, Republic, and Envoy in voting NO, management would have had NO other choice but to come back with a better offer.