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The stillest
so now you’re saying that there IS competition.
So... 15 more RJs bring in 342 people that want to fly from your hub to an international destination 12-16 hours away... now there’s a widebody pilot slot for you to bid for. That means you’re in demand. That demand puts upward pressure on your wages.
so now you’re advocating for MORE RJs
its hard to follow all that you say as yes, you do seem to go in circles.
the take away is that the RJ model of Ornstein and others put downward pressure on mainline jobs and careers. The RJ market needs TIGHT supervision and TIGHT control. Otherwise, the sky will be flooded with RJ's flying for 30 cents on the dollar. There's no limit to the bottom....A race to the bottom can be won by the lowest bidder. It's a race we don't want to win, and by competing against ourselves it's a race we are sure to lose.
Fewer RJ's is a big part of the answer. Let's push that demand to where the good paying jobs are.