Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
That is actually good for you guys. It means more mainline jobs.
Originally Posted by
DAL4EVER
Thanks for the heads up. Are you suggesting then that there would be plenty of regional guys who would be willing to fly a 767 across the pond for $23/hour on the hopes that by building that heavy time they will qualify for that "mainline job" someday?
FWIW, I'm seeing more and more young FOs these days that have no desire to go to mainline. For them, they always wanted to be a jet pilot and they're there. This job is easy with low expectations, and they don't really care about the money, because they're wealthy. They see friends at Delta flying 5 legs in a junk maddog or commuting to a NYC crashpad and say no thanks.
For years, mainline pilots have used us as bargaining chips, with empty promises of staples and flow throughs in exchange. It's hard to imagine a world where they don't have that to hold over us any more. "The times they are-a- changin'!"