.....and then you guys wonder why the guys at the majors think we're a bunch of immature kids!?!?!?!
Guys here are the facts:
WE ARE PILOTS...NOT AIRLINE C.E.O.'S - as someone mentioned earlier, fly the d*mn airplane, and let the folks that get paid the millions of dollars do the managing...don't like it, move to another company.
The award is cyclical Mesa held it, XJT held it, ASA held it, you get the picture...all the same be kind and congratulate the RAH folks when you see them, or be a grown up and don't say anything unless is positive.
XJT is not going anywhere, and unless you have inside information you're just speculating...if you enjoy that sort of thing there is someone name Michael Boyd that gets paid a lot of money by doing that very same thing...of course he's been wrong about 50% of the time, but I suppose that's why we call it speculation.
and finally, realize that this kind of conflict between ourselves as airline pilots is the reason why our industry is where it is today.
Grow up guys, act like the professionals we claim to be.