I think we all need to face a bit of reality.... most mainline carriers are moving to larger and larger equipment on longer and HEAVY routes. Using "jet" carriers to fill in for higher frequency and smaller destinations...that business model is NOT going away.... We may not like it.... but those are the trends....

As for lifers... those who look down upon the pilot who has decided to make a carrier at one of these carriers need to stop being snobish and realize that flying for a so called Legacy carrier is NOT what everyone wants or needs or can do. different strokes for different folks. If there was not and had not been a model to evolve the so called old regionals into what they are today you guys griping about bigger jets would still be flying jetstreams and shorts on 8 leg days......

YES push for better pay and work rules.... but if we as a pilot group start dictating what equipment our carriers should fly that is just plain crazy. As a pilot group we should hold the company to the regs and contract... and in exchange the work groups need to do what is asked of them within that scope. I have friends who are lifers at AE and they like it there... different strokes for different folks... and if AE, AMR and AA decide they should fly bigger equipment... okay. Flame away.