Originally Posted by
PilotCrusader
You are certainly right: I didn't think you could staff it. I was wrong about that. It was certainly true that you wouldn't have been able to staff it with just "new to 121" new hires. What I miscalculated was the amount of industry sell outs that would go running off to PSA for a short term gain that crippled what was going to be an amazing push for good pay at the regionals. Short term gain, long term loss for themselves and everyone else.
I think the main thing some of you guys are forgetting is the influence that contract carriers have on everyone else's ability to "hold the line." If the contract carriers were able to decide their own fait and decline aircrafts, I believe the PSA vote would have possibly looked different. Even the yes voters hated Parker for what he initiated. Let's go back to channeling the anger in the justified direction and stop the infighting and mud slinging PC; those pilots coming here are making difficult choices after being confronted with very negative realities at their respective stagnant carriers, and could have been part of the 'no' campaigns at Republic and ExpressJet, so I would advise against generalizations about their character. I suggest that we both forget about your latest troll attempts and focus on constructive discussion. It starts from us. We need to take personal responsibility for our discourse.