Originally Posted by
knobcrk
You know, you mentioned it but didn't really explain, what is "United" material? Other than you guys are old enough to be our parents, what is the difference? My company has its fair share of weirdos but most are good to be stuck with for 4 days. Every other airline could be said the same, including United. We also have an arguably tougher job than you guys dealing with the regional trenches, according to some mainline JSers. So what are you saying? You don't want non astronauts? Times have changed we all need to embrace one another as professional pilots. We all do the same job.
Pilots always let their egos get in the way of the business side, and then the business forces them to concede. The only reason Commutiar is getting this is to attract new hires in an environment where you have more jobs than people chasing them. United isn't doing this because they like Commutair but because they are caving to reality and have to do this to staff the equipment. There are a couple of major concessions from the deal offered to UAX carriers last year and this, while not a flow, is very close. The reason for the scabs, ridiculously inexperienced minority hires, and other interns have to do with business reasons and the pilots had nothing to say about it in the end. You will probably see deals like this at other UAX carriers as United capitulates to the reality that it must give pilots an incentive to come to UAX carriers. If the preferred interview doesn't attract enough applicants a flow will follow. UAL pilots will give management whatever they need when it is demonstrated to them that without this, mainline jobs will be threatened because they won't have shiny RJs flying around to fill those 777s, 737s, A320s, and 787s...either that or they will move small jet flying to mainline, which will result in even more positions at mainline. Either way, regional pilots win as we will see more jobs and movement to mainline.