Saabtrash is resentful because he works for the "other" redtail regional. Things are not good at his airline right now, but the pendulum will swing once again. If history is any indicator, NW management will once again use Mesaba's current situation to attempt to get concessions from the Mesaba pilot group in exchange for jets. Then, Mesaba will again be the Golden Child who is hiring like mad, and people will be lined up at Mesaba's door to fly a jet for less than Pinnacle pays. Hiring will likely slow then at Pinnacle...maybe NW will take away a few jets from Pinnacle...and then the cycle will repeat. It happened when Mesaba got the AVROs...it happened when Pinnacle got the CRJs...and if management gets their way, it will continue to happen. NW management has been pitting the pilot groups at its regionals against one another for years in an attempt to control labor costs.