Originally Posted by swimbody

Its threads like this that prove to all the mainline pilots out there how juvenile pilots like Air Willie and TD are. Slinging names at one another for the sake of what? Its an argument neither of you children will win because neither of you has control. And that's the real meat of these silly name bashing sessions you guys participate. Everyone who comes on here and reads this will instantly have a picture of the lot of you guys sitting in their respective mainline jumpseat (if you commute) chatting aimlessly about how horrible those Republic scabs are and no one, including myself, wants to hear it.

United is ruled by one of the worst CEOs in the business. His sole loyalty is to the share holder. BB does the same thing. He is responsible to his share holders. There is no difference. If tomorrow Republic said that they would pay the same 190 pay rates as Jet Blue, would you little pilot farmers then shut up? Is that what it is all about? There is no one at RP with less than two years under their belt so no one is flying anything for $23 an hour since they furloughed when? Last year?

This argument and this back and forth between how RP stole XJETs flying and now RP is ruining the industry just makes us all sick. I come on here only when big news is posted and I'm never surprised at the ridiculous banter that starts up when one well-run company makes smart business decisions. Take your emotions out of the posts and THINK about the decision BB has made here. It has nothing to do with pilots being stapled to a list or mergers or contract negotiations. This is to put cash into the back pocket of a highly successful business model so that it can continue to prosper. Acting like this only fuels the ire mainline has for kids at the controls since a lot of you act like one.