Originally Posted by
flapshalfspeed
And yes--Skywest, RAH, and GoJet pilots should feel lucky they get to use KCM, since neither their pilots nor employers paid for its development.
Of course exclusivity was a goal of those who set it up, but it was also a hardline that would have killed your "development ". KCM costs can only be validated if a very large pilot group has access and voila you have 135 pilots getting inclusion.
Silly debate keeps coming around. The government will not set up a government program and give exclusivity to a union/special interest group. there is no luck about it. Coat tails is a different argument, but not luck.