Originally Posted by
Varsity
Are you serious?
The only people to blame for RJ's existing is the mainline pilots who sold out scope to keep a few more dollars in their paycheck.
There is no shortage of people wanting to fly for a living. Regionals have classes full until next year. It you create it, it will get staffed.
The only people creating this mess of a system are the greedy mainline pilots saying "eff the scum below me, I got mine." Now there are a few realizing the heavy intl flying is getting farmed out to JV's at the top and the regional jet flying is getting bigger at the bottom saying "oh no guys! let's band together now that my future wb job might be at risk!"
I have not seen this big bad wolf you describe since arriving here 5 years ago. A very small percentage of any group will be the greedy, get mine, screw everyone else type. Everyone I talk to is pulling in the right direction trying to make the pilot profession better for all. The widebody guys from the 2003 time frame are all gone so it’s like you guys are yelling at someone not even here. I understand you guys are nervous that more scope slip will stagnate your career further but that ain’t happening as long as UA pilots have anything to do with it. It was and is the same concern that 99% of UA pilots share. Mainline pilots understand better than regional pilots do about career stagnation caused by scope slip. It would cause stagnation for 95% of pilots at mainline too. I fly mostly with guys in their last 5 years here and none of them would vote to give away scope further. What regional guys can do to help is to teach the new hires about scope and why any slip causes stagnation to their careers.