Wow, didn't know I tick some people off with my post. I had a bad day yesterday and it came out in that post. Let it be known I have nothing agains the senior captains at Comair...well I do have a list of those who won't be on my Christmas card list!
I wasn't at Comair during the strike. I was tooling around the Persian Gulf in the back of a Navy helo. Comair is my fourth airline. I've worked at American, Piedmont, Mesa/Freedom, and Comair. This is my second and I hope last time at Comair. I would like to move into an FO slot in the future and move on to the next step when I'm ready. (So it is a good thing that pilots have that option to make a career here)This is by far the best airline I've worked at..well I do miss the TWU wich makes the IAM look like amatures.
I like my job and like being part of the Comair team(I am not a Kool-aide drinker either, so don't go there!)...yes we are a team from customer service to the pilots. We make this airline work. Like p1ayn said, what makes this airline unique from the other regionals is it's ability to retain employees for quite a few years and the loyalty the employees give to make the company what it is. One group affects other groups in the operational scheme of things.
Comair has broken the mold of a typical regional airline. A basic regional airline is a stepping stone to the majors or heavy freight (UPS/FedEx). The senior CA's expected to stay on for a long term career would be in the training department and flight standards. Comair is unique in that it has held on to so many senior CA's. Look at the majors as well. Only a few have been able to hold on to senior pilots after 9/11.