Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
I don't know if anti-trust legislation will make things better.
The ATI will allow airlines to have owned route authority flown by foreign carriers. If labor is too expensive at American Airlines than BA will fly the AA routes. If AA and BA labor is deemed too expensive than just admit the Bulgarian national airline into the One World alliance and let them fly it.
The ATI has the ability to whipsaw airline labor on a global scale. Should the ATI legislation pass, it won't be a good deal for any US airline employee.
As it relates to regional flying, the ATI will further reduce any opportunity at the "majors" for traditional career progression.