Originally Posted by
bryris
We are watching the transformation of this industry happening right before our eyes. It is just a microcosm of the outsourcing mentality that exists today. And as much as we all might complain about it, pilots will still take the jobs, mainline furloughees will slip into those seats for a fraction of the pay and the airplanes will be as adequately staffed as ever with a surplus of resumes in the HR person's stack.
That's pretty melodramatic.
RJs have simply outgrown themselves, 50 seaters in paticular, and with fuel going up they have once again become less economical. Many of the 76 seaters were a result of BK, which is now more difficult to file. I don't think you will see management be able to repeat the concessions forced on many pilot gproups in the last 5-7 years. That includes scope erosion.