Originally Posted by
exwaterski
Okay you win. All flying will go to mainline. No more regionals.
P.S. You're fired.
That’s ridiculous dude… there’s clearly a need for regional’s, but we should at least be compensated like professionals (horizon pay scale at a minimum) and I shouldn’t have to fly planes that require a mechanic to sit jumpseat in order for it to be dispatched and I certainly shouldn’t have a mechanic come into the cockpit and ask me were the ice detector is. The fact of the matter is if these airlines continue to operate the way they do, there's gonna be a lot more fatalities on the way and it could be your ship next. Instead of blaming the average mesa pilot for that fact that you can’t afford a hamburger why don’t you actually do something?
Originally Posted by
j1b3h0
I agree that our union could go alot further to raise (positive) public awareness. Not too long ago, UPS cargo was flown by half a dozen different 727 outfits and someone had the presence of mind to force big brown in to making it ONE airline.
perhaps some hard hitting in your face campaign isnt the way to go, maybe something more positive and subtle. ALPA needs to wake up and help and i think the hard working men/women of this forum can all pitch in. we got all the tools we need right here to at least try and make a difference, if for nothing more than making ourselves feel better.
just opening a discussion... or we could all go back to blaming and griping... your call.