It all comes down to Union Leadership and contract negotiations...The Unity at Mesa was week the last go around. The people that were in charge had been away from flying the line for a little to long and were out of touch with the QOL of the line pilot. That being said...the pilots voted to PASS the last contract under pressure from leadership and they were busy battling things like SCOPE rather than pay rates.

You can't get everything the first few contracts and expect to be ahead of airlines that have been negotiation for decades. With new leadership in place and SCOPE taken care of Mesa should make some improvements in their next go around. Horizon was not the greatest place to work for a few years back...and then they FINALY got a descent contract.

The commuters will be making lots of changes in the industry. As they get stronger and get larger market share they will redefine QOL, pay rates, and schedules with the RJ fleets. You will not get there overnight but it will get better.

One last thing...if you look at the industry cycle it goes up and down. I think we have seen the bottom or close to it...the next ten years will show big gains, turn around, and increased flying...keep the faith and think long term.

We are our own worst enemy...Unity of the pilots will be key. Not just at our own airline but all of them.

BWP