Originally Posted by
Bluewaffle
Yes, as long as it says United on the side of the plane you’re right. Passengers don’t know the difference. I don’t see how that translates into you’re automatically hired at Mainline. Bad apples slip through the cracks everywhere. Does that mean we just stop interviewing? There has to be checks and balances along the way. Asking express pilots to interview isn’t a overwhelming barrier that can’t be overcome. It’s a completely different company.
I disagree. If a pilot has been providing express service to United for over a decade, at an airline that has been run into the ground by mainline and an anti-union parent company, I believe they should be thrown some sort of bone. Don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in UAL, and don't have any desire to come over there, but my friends have poured their souls into this express operation, only to get torn to shreds by certain individuals during their interview for no good reason besides mainline ego.
That's my piece, take it or leave it.