Originally Posted by tprangner

Everyone needs to keep in mind that ever since the Bob Crandal days at American, the company brutally put other airlines out of business with certain practices and because they have been able to succeed in their business operations with b-scale workers. It didn't matter where they came from, but there was never a shortage in any department. Even today the quest to keep operating costs low continues. This is what drives AE to lower mins. Alot of airlines are fighting for economic survival. You can't fault them for trying to stay alive with the cost fuel surpassing labor as the number one operating costs. B-scale flying is nothing new. My opinnion is if you qualify for the minimums then go for it, for those who complain about it Suck It Up, Drive On and keep Moving Up. But one thing hasn't changed in all the reasearch I have done on this industry, and thats the allegiance that pilots have to one another. If you're labeled as a scab, you're a scab (Sorry GoJets).