Yea that was his plan all along. Punish the bad pilots. If you think J.O. thinks about anything other than the bottom line then you are completely unaware.
It never ceases to disappoint and sometimes even amaze me as to how ignorant and lazy most pilots are. YOU WORK FOR A COMMUTER!!!!!! The pay is low, the schedule is sometimes hard, and your life sucks. As you gain seniority those things generally change for the better. Here are the 2 things you need to know. 1. GET YOUR TIME AND MOVE ON! 2. IF YOU SCREW UP AND CANNOT MOVE ON THEN GET ON THE NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT FOR THE PILOTS THAT HAVE LONGEVITY AT THE AIRLINE! Any regional pilot group that negotiates a contract allowing higher pay for low longevity pilots, at the expense of higher pay rates for more senior pilots are idiots. The positive side of the "commuter experience", is that it encourages you to leave. One last thing, I get soooooo tired of hearing that you are not paid what you are worth. You are paid either exactly what you are worth, or in most cases slightly more than you are worth. You signed up for this gig. Did the rules change after you got off IOE? If some of you hate it so much, and you are so held down by the "man", then perhaps you can stop your whining long enough to apply for that job at McDonald's. After all, a number of you think that since you might make more money at McD's that that would represent happiness in your life. Don't even get me started about all the whining about student loan debt.