They screwed over the pilot group by demanding a concessionary bankruptcy contract in 2012, then demanded concessions again in 2013, and again in 2014, which we repeatedly rejected. To punish us, the company gave PSA the 900s in 2013 and gave Compass the 175s in 2014. Later in 2014, they began systematically dismantling our airline by giving our 700s to PSA, and our 145s to Trans States, ExpressJet, and Piedmont. (Let's not forget that we had already been shrinking since 2012 through the parking of the ATRs, 135s, and 140s).

It was obvious to us in 2013 and 2014 that the economic laws of pilot labor supply and demand would inevitably apply; however we were 2-3 years too soon, and in the meantime, we were severely punished for repeatedly refusing concessions. 2-3 years later, the company has realized they should not have punished us so severely and given away our planes. They now realize attempting to destroy Eagle was a mistake, and it was a mistake to scare away so many pilots and potential new-hires. This is why we're now seeing a last ditch effort to repair some of the damage they caused and trying to retain the FOs who are leaving in droves.

We welcome the change in direction, but it would have been in the company's best interest to adopt this direction 2-3 years ago.