Originally Posted by
Boxhound
FINALLY!!!! Someone who gets it. Believe me brother, we tried it back in the day---APA would have none of it, and ALPA just wanted big American. They really could have cared less about Eagle or any other regional. Of course, AMR loved it that way because they could still play their standard "shell game", you know, all the Eagle carriers against each other, and Eagle and American against each other. I 100% agree with you. EVERY PILOT that flies ANY AIRPLANE that benefits ANY MAJOR AIRLINE should ALL be on the same seniority list, with representation from the SAME UNION. By the fact that you are flying at Envoy, you are a de-facto American Airlines pilot. I would like to live long enough to see that happen. No more shell game/whipsawing, no more second class status for pilots who fly smaller aircraft.
In reality, do I think it will happen?
No
It won't ever happen because the pilots at the top don't want it.
You think guys at Delta and FedEx making $400K+ want to take a pay cut so regional pilots can make decent money? No. And that's what it would take.
Pilots really are their own worst enemy.