Originally Posted by
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When did the ERJ/CRJ seniority list become combined?
Former ASA pilot here. Been out of the loop as far as what is happening with domestic airlines.
Sad to see what INC did to us. ASA was one of the best regionals (yes, I realize the oxymoron in that statement) for many years. We were not perfect, but a fairly decent place to make a living.
Same time as the DAL announcement. The company approached our unions about the elimination of the DAL service prior to the announcement, and fortunately, the LASA side has new union leadership that was able to work with the LXJT side, bury the hatchet if you will, and work out a combined seniority list. I think the hope was that it would entice enough CRJ pilots to transition over to the ERJ side and take on more UAL flying. Unfortunately, there has been a max exodus of pilots from the CRJ side since the announcement. It began with FO's who were looking at another 5+ years until they could upgrade, then captains, then senior captains. I just don't think anyone trusts management anymore. If you look at old Comair posts about the time they were shut down it is all eerily familiar.