Originally Posted by
John Pennekamp
Does anyone else see the irony that Pinnacle and Mesaba are hiring while ASA and Comair are furloughing?
Is it just me, or is Delta trying to eliminate the high paying airlines and grow the low paying airlines? And we're all in the same union! We're right back to the Lorenzo days.
Hellooooooooooooo ALPA? Where are you?
Pinnacle's not hiring and rumors of downgrades have started over there. I agree with you with the trying to eliminate the high paying airlines. For ASA to get growth we would have to reduce cost. Being the highest paid regional airline in the industry has its price. Reference the fall of XJET. I'm making about $10,000 more a year 2nd yr on the 700 than a Mesaba 2nd yr FO on the 900.
The one thing Skywest Inc does have going is TONS of money in the bank allowing us to pretty much outlast any other regional.