Originally Posted by
WearyEyed
I’ve thus far stayed out of all the arguments with you in all the threads you’re in, but if you support outsourcing our jobs then GFY troll. Atlas is flying out of our ramp using our call sign with our freight. That is totally different than belly freight on pax carriers or peak assistance flying. It’s long term and it’s only 2 planes which means we could be doing it ourselves but management decided that to use a cheaper carrier instead of doing it internally.
If the union/pilot group doesn’t draw a line in the sand now, then we can kiss many of our jobs goodbye in the long term.
Thanks. By no means was I trying to draw internal strife within your own ranks. I have many great FOs who are here and want to be there (FedEx), and I think they deserve it. K4 is great, for a old multi-furloughed guy like me getting in the last few years, but there is better out there. ACMIs serve a purpose, and many hold our own primary customers.
But, this one is different and scary for pilots, even at Atlas. They don’t want to be flying your freight on your routes for their pay. They want the opportunity to go to FedEx and get your pay to do it. And it’s more than “they should just stop”, they still have to put food on the table and fight their own (losing) battles with management.
Scope prevents AA from handing their feeders A320 for the current pay. Smart regional guys see scope as a positive, long term, career security. If this long term contract is allowed to continue, next year it will be 2 more planes, and so on. It’s not only the pilots, but mechanics and other airline jobs that depend on holding that line.