Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
I don't work for either RAH or XJT, but as an observer with no dog in the fight I can tell you for a FACT that you are terribly misinformed about why things are happening the way they are at either company.
Do you know the circumstances surrounding the CHQ 2003 CBA? Do you know what the CHQ contract looked like before it? Do you know how big the company was then, vs. how it is now?
Until you know the answers to the questions above, you will be terribly misinformed on the topic.
You aren't losing flying because of your pilot contract, you're losing flying because mother CAL wanted to diversify their regional feed at the first possible moment...
Thats the gist of it right there. In fact, the way I hear it, CHQ was NOT cheaper than XJT because of all the startup costs. But it accomplishes CAL's goal of diversifying their regional feed, just like with Colgan and the Q400s and the Q200s at Commutair. If you're the conspiracy-theory type, you might also wonder if CAL went with RAH in order to have someone with their foot in the door to fly 170s with a globe on the tail. I know, I know, scope. But CAL is in contract negotiations right now and its
possible management is hoping to get rid of scope and get 70 seat jet flying at a regional carrier.