Originally Posted by
duvie
RAH is not a regional, neither is SKW for that matter. When you operate flights of 3 hours from two large cities across multiple time zones, you are not longer a regional. Just because "regional jets" are operated on these routes does not make the route or the company a regional, it just makes passengers uncomfortable. The industry has changed and until the pilots that make up the ALPA, USAPA and APA unions change their scope you cannot blame RAH pilots for this.
RAH pilots: all we ask is that you fight tooth and nail for good wages on your 170s and 190s.
You're right, it's not the length of flights...it's the pay. Or more appropriately the LACK THERE OF!