Originally Posted by
HercDriver130
And you didnt answer TD's question...... are you basically saying that any of us who fly or will fly 50+ seat aircraft are likened to scabs?
Just give me a minute son
I ain't got but two hands!
Originally Posted by
HercDriver130
Just what benefits do you think are all that much better at mainlines other than the pay? In general their work rules are better but im not sure anything else is all that much "better".... or is it just that you think its a "stigma" to be considered a regional pilot?
Benefits I was referring to were pay, non-rev priority (I'm sick of being treated like a lepper and my girl friend getting hassled when I try to get on a CAL flight but then those CAL pilots and FAs just waltz onto an XJT flight without saying a word to the crew). Depending on where you're at and where you came from the work rules, health/dental benefits and retirement can be better or worse. But the main thing that I was getting at was that I would rather spend 30 years on ONE seniority list rather than spend 5-10 years on a regional seniority list and then go back to year one pay at a major. THAT is where the true benefit lies for us regional pilots and where the cost lies for the airline.
And NO, I do NOT think of it as a stigma to be a "regional" pilot. But I do think WE as pilots let that label "regional" hold us back.