Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
I had a nice long response written, but then I thought better of it for both my reputation on this board and my overall sanity.
But in a nutshell - my eyes are open Saab; having an outsider's perspective provides clarity and objectivity. The real question is are your eyes open?
Would you rather have bleeding airlines continue to bleed to the point of death, or would you rather have those airlines bought (even by a company you've loathed since they "took your flying") and allowed to continue surviving, providing gainful employment to those pilots (your professional colleagues & union brothers) who can work with and strengthen the current RAH pilot group to get a new CBA with compensation and work rules worthy of all involved parties?
And believe me, I'm not preaching.
Boiler, how would you like it if the boss said he was selling the CJ2 to another outfit who was going to provide gainful employment by staffing the plane with college interns flying for minimum wage. You still had a job, but it will be brought down to their level. Should you be thankful you are still "gainfully employed", that you will be able to provide guidance to help the interns spend years trying to get back to where you were before only to have the normal cost of living leave you in the dust? If you think jobs are protected here, they are I guess in theory, but what outside of a Captain and FO position is protected?
I am disgusted by the mainline MECs who through their arrogance and shortsightedness allowed these deals to be codified and mainline money spent to allow these deals to occur. This is like a cancer that is spreading from the limbs to the organs now. It will be only to short before this "opportunity" comes knocking at a mainline door near you. UAL, LCC, DAL, AMR, CAL, the question is who is next?????