Originally Posted by
Hedley
It’s not those who started at the regional today that would be ahead of you, it’s every pilot on that regional’s list regardless of when they were hired. A legacy could eventually bring rj’s in house and hire off of the street to staff them, but you’ll never see a merger of a regional and legacy airline. The regional unions would balk at a staple because the current legacy pilots would be senior able bid the captain seats, while the legacy wouldn’t accept anything less. It’s just cheaper and less hassle for the legacy to hire off the street and fill the seats at first year pay and benefits.
FYI OO doesn’t have a union. OO is the same airline that forced every eligible pilot on their seniority list to upgrade. They did not care about the hundreds of pilots who gave their two weeks notice. They could care less about what the pilot group thinks if they were to sell SkyWest airlines with the ERJ’s and pilots to Delta Airlines. I’m sure they’ve pondered the idea already.