Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
Will someone please tell me why it is good for pilots to have RJs (flown by Regional Pilots making much less than their mainline counterparts) flying routes that compete with the DC-9 and its progeny, baby Boeings, and short 'Buses?
You would have to be able to get a hold of the guys that were in charge of DALPA in the 90's to get the answer to that.
Easiest answer, it was BELOW them to fly a smaller plane. Also, it's no secret the 50 seaters were inefficient, but if they were flown at "regional/commuter" work rules and pay rates, it wouldn't matter. Now that some "regional/commuter" work rules have surpassed those at SOME majors as far as impacting operating cost per revenue generated from the size of the airframe, that inefficiency is being realized. With the exception of AWAC in the 90's, few if any regional CBA's were anywhere near what they are now. That is, of the "regional/commuters" that actually had CBA's/work rules at THAT time.
Maybe when they write Vol.III of flying the line, it will be called "Flying the Line Vol.III, the RJ Years".
Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
As an example, Comair will most likely be sold to another regional like Skywest or XJT.
That's a pretty funny example. XJT being able to buy somebody, that is.