Leadership starts from the top. When the Captains I fly with brag about he AVA and DFT they get…the newhires see it and they are gonna act accordingly. However, if they said, we’re in negations, fly your line. And if they frowned upon and mentored their crews about the task at hand, then others would fall in line, we’d be better off as a whole. But they don’t. They’re proud to show pictures of their Porsches, Indian motorcycles, brand new avionics or paint jobs of their airplanes (plural) , I was an MD FO last time and rumor has it WE FOs held the line and brought the company to its knees. This contract, I don’t see it.

That last contract made me realize we all are independent contractors, and I’m not gonna get played again. I even remember standing at the computer and a JSing CA had the balls to call CRS, right in front of everybody, and asked, “ Hello, I’m JSing out, but am available if you need me.” I mean cmon!!! Atleast go outside and call!!!

We get the contract we deserve. Period.