Originally Posted by
KnotSee
Regional pilots have been saying basically the same thing for years, and yet, they don't get paid near what a major pilot does.
Friends at UPS tell me that they are hiring Atlas guys in droves, so it seems that those former Atlas pilots don't consider Atlas peers with UPS or they would have stayed for the new contract.
Regional pilots do indeed fly the same city pairs as legacy pilots, but NOT the same equipment! Atlas pilots fly the same routes in the same equipment. THAT is what supports a peer to peer comparison.
As to your second point, that has no logic at all! I know several of them and, Yes, they do consider the other carriers as peers. But until Atlas has a CBA in line with industry peers, pilots will follow the money.