Originally Posted by Nevets

Ok, first, I never said anything about ALPA. Also, many people, especially if you have any mortgage interest, will itemize. Still, you totally ignore the fact that you coat tail ALL safety initiatives that unions have pushed through. Again, very telling of a pilot group.

Next, you quoted me before my edit to include envoy. But regardless, if you are going to use pilot group size as your weak excuse, then there are no other pilot groups that are the size of Skywest. In fact, the small size of these pilot groups like awac and horizon only make the comparison worse in your case. When you have 3300 pilots, as opposed to 500, you have economies of scale, more to spread your cost, making the unit price lower, especially when you are talking about comparing two senior pilot groups like awac and horizon whose longevity only exacerbates their unit cost. Regardless, awac, horizon, envoy, and xjt has much better retirement and healthcare. That was my main point, that you are wrong what you say "all" regionals have crappy retirement and health care. I've pointed out that both small and large pilot groups have both of those.






The fact is that it is up to each individual MEC. For example, if the PSA and PDT MECs wouldnt have entertained concessions, the pilots would've never gotten to vote on the deal.




Why do you guys have to coat tail ride everything? Until one is in place, then you'll vote for it? You want to wait for someone else to do it for you AGAIN? Geesh, at least you guys are honest and unapologetic about it.