Originally Posted by
Southern Fried
Nah, I'd say ALL of the ex-ASA pilots got lucky. If you disagree, you should have sought to be released from the group instead of getting a windfall on our seniority list. Unless you are retirement eligible, I'd say having a job is better than unemployment. Especially for the majority of the senior ASA pilots who are camped out on the 175. Next time you see a Mesa 175 you can thank the ASA MEC for that.
I wonder what the percentage of ex-ASA to XJT pilots is on the 175. The irony of that is not lost on me.
No idea what you are talking about but cool story.
If you are referring to living in base for decades, settling down with the family (can’t fault anyone for doing that), providing the company with the work they expected you to do for many many years, keeping healthy and dedicated to safely performing your job, then..................the company you have dedicated your whole adult life to suddenly decides they no longer want to do business with the company you work for and you must uproot your life to continue working under a similar income and a chance at flight benefits when you retire, is now the story of your life.........
I’d consider that “unlucky”. Misfortune had to occur before said pilot could get lucky enough to fly an ERJ. It’s all in your perspective. From my point of view, considering the lack of staffing at EV, the airline itself is the lucky one. Lucky that these guys decided to stick it out a little longer and make QOL sacrifices as well as pay cuts to provide the company with someone to fly their aircraft.
I get it though, if you were adversely affected by the seniority integration, you’d be bitter. Still though, would you have made the choice to hang up the wings knowing there was a chance that someone might be offended by moving down slightly on the seniority list?