Originally Posted by
cf105
(Let's see what happens at XJT but things can only get better with the new TA).
I doubt things will get better. I think XJT (ERJ) is still much more expensive than other operators so they can't compete. Skywest isn't going to bid on flying they can't make money on so we will see XJT wither away over the next few years. Just my opinion and I hope for the sake of my good friends still over there that I'm wrong.
Originally Posted by
cf105
One of my best friend is a 7 years FO at XJT and I haven't heard one positive thing about XJ coming out of his mouth for the past 6 years, apart from the satisfaction of flying an airliner. And for the past 3 years, he keeps telling me that XJT will close down, alike all regionals. Must be fun working with this kind of company mentality.
It's hard to be positive as a 7 year FO. I was a one of them but luckily got to upgrade. Your friend probably won't upgrade and that has to be hard to swallow. Also your friend may not know (or care at this point) how good he has it concerning total compensation, health care, and 401K compared to his peers. He probably remembers the good days with Continental and has been **** on by United for a long time. It sucks that he's so bitter but I can't blame him
Originally Posted by
cf105
Oh yes, you'll also tell us that the new TA is bad because RAH will go BR, of course, LOL.
No, it's great that RAH is improving. The regional industry is rigged by the legacies and they want pilots to think they will go bankrupt if they don't stay in the ever constricting piggy bank they set up for their regional flying. I don't believe thats the case at all. A real union could break this trend, but unfortunately ALPA is actively making it worse.
Originally Posted by
cf105
The funny thing for this forum is that what seems to be an educated, balanced, demographic, keep using words like "apparently", "in my opinion", "I think", "I was told", "someone told me", "it looks like".... when it comes to giving information, what's the challenge with sticking to facts. "apparently rjet is closing a lot of bases"? over what period? which ones? when did it happen?
Just going off what a CA I flew with recently told me about Rjet and what I have heard from friends that worked there. I know of no other way of knowing what it is like at other carriers than by talking to pilots that fly there and comparing it to what I know. I hope this new TA really helps RAH pilots, because they have been dumped on for too long.
Originally Posted by
cf105
Now, let's get to post-new TA facts and let's see where things go.
I'd like to know if the TA is an improvement in QOL compared to the previous contract. The ex RAH CA was telling me that it wasn't, and that's really hard for me to believe considering how bad it sounded over there. Can some of the RAH guys currently there comment on if QOL has improved with this new TA? Or is it just increased compensation?