Originally Posted by
NWA320pilot
Jumped on a 717 the other day as well being operated by an ATL crew. FO was new and kept is mouth shut but the capt loved the pay rates. When I brought up FO's giving up flying for OE trips he response was it didn't effect him. I did point out a chunk of the raise was self funded, the changes to our JV and that we are basically headed towards being a small airplane doestic airline so I hoped he really like the 717. That got his attention.......
I'm a 717A and plan on voting no. However as someone riding HIS jumpseat I think it rather arrogant and presumptuous that you felt enabled to lecture him or anyone else about the TA, unless he started the conversation (which he may have).
Also I take "jumpseat wisdom" with a grain of salt, ever since back around 2000 we had a jumpseater upset about RJs trying to convince us that every flight from ATL less than 500 miles would be flown by RJs within five years.
That would include from ATL to TPA, MCO, BNA, JAX.
Didn't quite happen that way did it? (and yes we have had and do have too many RJs in the system)