Originally Posted by
gojo
Man, where the H$ll have you been lately??? Comair and Eagle thought the very same thing. We are contract lift, that's it. And the legacy's will choose the cheapest contract carrier for the same reasons people shop at Walmart. The 50 seat fleet will be reduced by 2/3 due to scope with the legacy's. So where exactly is all this leverage you speak of?
Comair was replaced during 250 hour minimums and a glut of pilots on the street. Eagle has not been replaced and the only reason their flying is getting staffed elsewhere is because other 121 pilots are chasing the quick upgrade. That musical chair is already at it's wits end.
As for 2/3 of the 50 seat fleet getting reduced and more flying going to mainline, good.
Originally Posted by
EMAW
Reduce away then. Good luck flying all of our lift with the other airlines.
I still won't do this job for a nickle less.
Exactly. The flying won't be staffed elsewhere unless ASA and XJT pilots go there to help out and those other airlines park airplanes.
Originally Posted by
gojo
You still don't get it. More lift is going back to mainline, where it should be. And some regional lift will be in larger CRJ's/Erj's reducing the number of 50 seat airframes. I'm not saying you should do your job for less. That's your choice. But the leverage won't be there until the get close to the fleet size they want
The leverage is here. More flying to mainline and an overall reduction of regional flying is even better. That is how you spot a regional pilot pay shortage.
Originally Posted by
PeezDog
Exactly!!!!! Do these people live on some other planet?
Vote in concessions. Didn't do Endeavor any good other than getting their planes parked quicker.
Originally Posted by
PeezDog
Oh you mean how Republic got a bunch of 175s for United? Or how Skywest has new 175s for United and more orders? Or how TSA just got a lot of our old flying plus their orders for 175s? Or how growing regionals are having no problem filling classes. News flash... You done been replaced son!
Republic is parking airplanes to staff the ones they are getting. Skywest will be parking plenty of their smaller airplanes to staff the 175s. TSA is staffing with other 121 pilots and will be parking their 50 seaters once street CA phase wears off.
Regionals are having problems staffing. They are staffing with other 121 regional pilots. Musical chairs is not a solution to the staffing shortage and the more pilots that go to mainline, the more they will have to reduce their lift or hand out pay raises.
Leverage is something you just don't get.