Originally Posted by Crjreg007

What I'm getting at is you can trade 900s for 200s as we get 900s and not need an increase in pilots. Our staffing now can fly all the 900s were supposed to get if we park 200s. Throw bonuses at new hires so while we're parking 200s were gaining new hires and then we can slowly bring the 200s back on line. Also other airlines can pick up our routes. You think envoy or awac won't do our flying? Either way my original argument was that what we need is new hires. Giving money to our current group won't bring in new hires any more than offering them bonuses. Offering only new hires bonuses is cheaper for the company so I believe they will do that and not give current hires anything. Telling our pilot group to drop down and take less pay and to do things like picketing is only hurting us more. Every time you drop down the company needs to hire more so they give new hires more. Seems like you're the one coming out of that deal bad.