For many it does.

It would be great to have 75K F/O's and 150K captains on 70-seat jets............but then again, you'd still complain and demand our death. You don't WANT to improve regionals to become "respectable" in compensation, you want their elimination so you can reap the rewards.

Are you listening Mason ?

The problem ISN'T the RJ in and of itself. The problem was how the unions (ALPA and the APA) and pilots at the majors handled..........er, shall I say FAILED to handle it. Instead of demanding close control and a tight relationship with those pilots that would operate them, they chose the policy of EXCLUSION and now it's come home to bite them. In fact, for example STILL the APA is maintaining that course by seeking to capture ALL flying Eagle does, even that flying they NEVER did !

What becomes of the pilots who built this carrier for the last 20 years, they couldn't care less, it's strictly a conquer mentality as if we as pilots don't exist.

Incredible.............but, predictable.

Several years ago, we saw this hopeless course and attempted to engage the APA positively for the benefit of both groups. As in the past, a facade of cordial interest and cooperation was presented even culminating in public billboards to show a new era. Then, documentation was revealed that at the very same time, the leadership of the APA was schemeing behind our backs to attempt to strip our 70-seat jets from us in secret without our knowledge.

We retreated with the olive branch we brought over firmly planted in our backs, vowing to always remember the lesson.

It IS interesting you label us a "major airline" when it suits you. Most of your other posts repeatedly refer to us as "commuter pilots". Heck we rarely even rise to the semi-respectable title of "regioanl pilots" in your diatribes and now all of a sudden I'm a major airline pilot.

Amazing.

Will we still be a "major airline" if it ever came down to merging our seniority lists (highly unliklely) ?

I'll bet not. Well be right back to commuter pilots again, worthy of nothing but what scraps you and your union cronies are willing to grant us.

You're just like Mason and just as much a part of the problem as ALPA and the APA. The solution is a MENTALITY CHANGE and not the "eradication" of an entire segment of the transportation system that cannot and I'm afraid, WILL not disappear as much as many would like it to. As long as the "hostile attack" method is embraced, you can only expect conflict, defense and minimal if any results.