In this day and age do we still give out beepers for reserve pilots? Why is that still in there?

Our current (2003 lol) contract is good/ok, but to attract the ever shrinking pool of regional pilot new hires we need to have a great contract. With just a ho-hum contract and us still flying -200's with no new fleet in sight, our staffing issues will only get worse.

Anyone find what we actually gain from this TA?