Originally Posted by
rickair7777
ALPA doesn't really want RJs in house... legacy pilots benefit from low cost feed as much as management. It's also nice to have an arms length internship before committing to employ someone for 40 years in a safety sensitive position.
Wait and see what happens... there might be some "creativity" exercised.
Rick, I know you’ve been around for quite a while on this forum and your an intelligent person. But your way off base on this one. Are there some minor ancillary benefits to mainline pilots from regional outsourcing? Sure, but to argue mainline pilots benefit equally as much as management is absurd.
If ALPA didn’t want to insource as much flying as possible why did they spend the effort to negotiate RJ rates into their respective CBAs? And fight to keep and rein in scope protections?
There will undoubtedly be enhancements and evolutions to these flow/pathway programs going forward. But seniority numbers, and b-scales has always been and will continue to be a non-starter.