Product cost = paying pilots more to do a better job? XJT is a tight ship operationally, and the only reason we'd cost more is because of our crew payscales and work rules. If you think thats a bad thing, I sure do appreciate your efforts towards improving our profession.

When CAL cancels a CHQ flight, CHQ doesn't have to pay their crew because I understand they don't have cancellation pay. Not sure why weather should influence an employee's paycheck. XJT pilots are pay protected, and if that costs more, so be it. That's the way it should be.

Is Colgan pay protected for cancellations? Are Colgan pilots compensated appropriately for flying a heavier aircraft that produces more revenue for CAL? Are CHQ/RJET 70 seat pilots paid more than XJT pilots for flying larger aircraft?

These are the questions we all have to think about when we are undercutting each other. We're all pilots but you have to see that there's nothing good about folks wanting to fly larger and larger aircraft for less and less. That's my gripe with companies that undercut XJT. If it didn't effect my job security then I wouldn't care what Colgan dudes make.