Originally Posted by
prior121
Cool story brah...
Newsflash: all the regionals suck, JO isn't the only CEO who wishes he could replace FOs with monkeys.
We are contract employees to the majors and the cheapest bidder gets the flying. Hmm I bet a monkey would be cheaper than me. I think YOU and a lot of people forget that.
Look what happened to Comair, look what's happening to Eagle. I commend them for standing up for the industry but we aren't mainline pilots and we don't have the leverage (mainline) pilots have. If we get too expensive we're gone. Period.
Heck I wish we could put vending machines in the back and that FA pay could be tacked onto my pay. Just sayin'
Enjoy your failing 125 operation.
Its funny that headchief would say that but he'd surely give his balls for a job at Fedex. Wasnt it Fred Smith of our beloved FedEx that once seemed to pioneer the advent of single pilot cockpits? He thinks there is no use for a first officer at all....but hey only the regionals and there monkeys huh?
Where would headchief be starting at fedex.....?? Right seat and flinging gear at one of the most coveted jobs in the industry. Yet he'd surely be b*tchin about something.