Andy,

As much as we would like it, the airlines do not exist to give you and I a job. And "de-regulation" didn't happen to help the airlines. It was for the flying public. And it worked. More choices and less cost. We can argue all day long about the "golden days" and how much better flying was. But passengers are getting what they want; the cheapest ticket from A to B and, regardless of Colgan crash and the pay (which is bad) it is pretty safe.

Besides, CRJs would not have existed and you wouldn't even have had a chance to be furloughed out of the right seat.

No disrespect intended, really.

Jo