Originally Posted by wuflingpu

Thrust, I commend you on your argument. What you have learned in this history lesson is that there is NO unity. There is no industry wide unity, there is not union wide unity. There is no brand unity. Last but not least, there is no pilot group unity. This all comes tumbling down from the top. It is very evident, especially when times get rough. Every pilot is out for themselves. The old salts justify it by pushing the history lessons, the junior people on the list justify it by claiming they paid their dues. As the hooey rolls down hill, the regioal pilots are told to grin and bear it because it wasn't our flying to begin with. I understand that it doesn't make sense to take an A-330 to Toledo from DTW, but it would give back a main line job. So, in this we have proven that the guys at the top of the heap are just as guilty of the ME syndrome as the 200 hour "generation me" guys. As a former corporate pilot I feel that main line guys stole my flying. Selling cheap tickets running routes in big fast airplanes. Stealing my job....... We all have an axe to grind, but until we can stand in unity, nothing will change.........