Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
I don’t think we will see eye to eye on this and that’s ok, but there is a difference between allowing specific aircraft smaller than anything you fly to be subcontracted and having alter ego airlines. Endeavor can’t just start flying Delta’s a330s. I personally have no beef with NLH, I’m not happy to see them fail. any issues I had with Norwegian stem from flag of Convenience operations which NLH was not doing.
Those jobs were shipped off in BK, I’m sure if mainline pilots agreed to a 70% pay cut and give up all our work rules management might think about it but I don’t see a scenario where we are able to take back scope without decimating the rest of our contract, it’s too valuable to management to be able to outsource that flying. Most non military pilots start at the regionals but a solid majority move on to a major after they upgrade.
That’s because you sold the work before the planes were bought. You think that’s a good excuse? It's OK because the effect didn't come before the cause?? The labor was still sold. Something like 40% of U.S. departures are regional carriers, carrying roughly 20% of U.S. passengers. Maybe make some progress on this before anyone starts sticking their noses up and praising themselves for doing some "pretty hard heel digging" on outsourcing.