Originally Posted by
Anderson
Sadly, that's probably not too far from reality.
But again, if regionals didn't exist, Delta's profits would decrease and your profit sharing/pay rates would go down.
So I don't know why people don't want to admit that pay rates at the majors are subsidized by pay rates at the regionals.
Naaaaah. Not buying that at all. The entire regional operation is subsidized by mainline companies. Those companies get their fuel paid for, pay for departure arrangements, etc etc etc. I am amazed that you EVER cancel a flight. Your wages are too low and they suck, that is true. The problem is, that has been pointed out that your present position was never intended to be a long term career. Oh there are always guys that will be happy on $80K/year and all that, but for the most part, getting to mainline is the goal. What has occurred is a real unfortunate case of bad timing. You were caught in the same vortex that many current FOs at mainline were caught in. It sucks, and I am very sympatico, but it is the truth. The good news is that it is coming to an end, and you will be here soon.