Originally Posted by
overqualified52
Um ,Endeavor is not an “outsource” . Skywest and Republic are outsourced. Endeavor was created and is owned by DELTA. Delta pays us, owns the 9E jets, owns us as pilots and every penny of 9E existence comes from Delta. However your point is exactly the whole scam of the “regional” to begin with , especially WO “regionals”. The customers are convinced to believe that they are flying “Delta” from every possible perspective, except for the tiny “Endeavor” painted on the front of the RJ’s so small that one needs a microscope to see it. As the former Delta MEC chief, Jason Ambrosi, put it: Bring all Endeavor RJ flying and employees over to mainline certificate pronto. Then we can wear all the same costumes . Over time they can ween off of Skywest and Republic. Because of Covid they have already had to spend 500 million on retention and 60 percent pay raises and it still isn’t working . Until they end the class warfare system of the WO “regional” model and outsourced regionals , your point is absolutely spot on as far as the tackiness of it all.
I really hope Delta gives serious consideration that a staple will bring in many who were turned down by Delta, turned down the flow, or didn't bother to make the effort to get hired. Delta would be much wiser to just shut endeavor down, bring the 900s to mainline, and give the endeavor pilots preferential interviews. That's about the only way to weed out the large amount of undesirables at the top of their list who will never otherwise make the cut. If they were all given a free ride, what a slap in the face it would be to all who busted their butts and did all the right things to be invited in the front door here. It would surely hurt recruiting efforts doing forward and would be a mockery of the standards this company claims they uphold.