Ballast - I have your back.

Listen guys, none of us at RAH want 190s. (except maybe the 5% of guys who are staying for life or who are completely clueless.) No one. Get it through your thick skulls that simply because we talk about it to no end, its not because we want it - its because we have a pretty strong feeling it is on the horizon. With that being said, IF they are to be flown by a regional - why not us? In this industry, your'e growing, or your'e dying. Like RSeatB says, I have career aspirations for a major one day myself. All of us at RAH know the day 190s show up here, its only one more step in the wrong direction. However, when our #2 puts out a video to the whole company saying our 190 pay rates are too high (note: in negotiations) - one cant help to speculate.

On the "you fly airplanes for dookie pay" front. Believe me, Im well aware.... Keep in mind, our contract was the FIRST NON-CONCESSIONARY CONTRACT AFTER 9/11. When it was signed, there were ZERO 170s on property. We learned from that mistake, and while there are no 190s here now - we WILL NOT sign a contract with more substandard pay and work rules for growth. When that contract was signed, we had a few hundred pilots. Now, we have a couple thousand. An entirely different company, and our contract will show it.

Flame at will. But you all should understand the reality of this situation. Wake up.