Originally Posted by TrevorW

I'm still trying to understand the whole GoJet issue. A few years ago there was hostility floating around when TSA started flying as American Connection. A friend of mine was an F.O. for Eagle and had a "No Alter-Eagle" sticker and TSA pilots now have the no "Alter EGo" stickers. My friend told me that TSA undercut the American Eagle pilot group and as a result Eagle lost flying and he was a 6 year F.O. on the 145. I understand a lot of things happened in that time frame that effected the industry, but he was happy blaming TSA for his misfortune. As a result of the American flying, TSA is flying with a scope clause in place that doesn't allow them to fly anything larger than 50 seats. When United approached TSA with the offer to fly 70 seaters (ERJ-170 or CRJ-700) TSA was bound by the scope clause and was unable without starting a new airline. GoJet was founded and the TSA pilots were offered the flying 3 times and a single seniority list, they rejected this offer 3 times. I understand the pay was below standard and the TSA pilots rejected the flying in an appreciable attempt to gain a better pay scale but were not successful. GoJet hired their own pilots and began operation. ALPA (Who has not negotiated a new contract for TSA in years) offered to represent GoJet and GoJet rejected that offer by selecting Teamsters. No where in this whole situation was there ever a picket line or a strike. I'm not trying to start a flame war, but I have never seen the non-biased, non-emotional truth written about this.