And why exactly is that? are there not laws on the books that say you call fatigued when fatigued?

are there not rules at each and every one of your regional/commuter airlines that says you write a plane up when there is an observed defect?


You ALL continue to report for work on time after "scheduled" reduced rest, getting flights out on time, with aircraft that have known "small" defects that "can wait for write up until the end of the day"... Then you fly all day with several multi-hour sits between flights, and the flights still go on time due to mission mentality....

then you expect to be treated, and paid, as a "professional" after acting like that ?

Brian Bedford at Republic has PROVEN there is money in regional airlines otherwise he would not be buying two large plane operators in one month... the notion that the margins are too slim to conduct yourself as a professional, and ground aircraft that have known defects, and to not report yourself fatigued, and to get flights out on time at all costs just re-affirms that while there are many many pilots, and some of them very very very good pilots... there are NOT a lot of professionals.