Originally Posted by
GlobeTreker
A common argument I hear repeatedly from Colgan pilots is "We are trying to change our airline. What have you done for the industry"? I think this a pretty lame argument. What kind of professional goes around looking for the most sh*&%y company they can find just so they can change it from the inside. What same person does this? I have never heard this argument outside of aviation. Everyone I know looks for the highest paying job at the best companies. Am I supposed to believe Colgan pilots are taking the fat chick home for the team?
no i think you are twisted for even thinking of it this way. like you said, no one intentionally sets out looking for a crappy company they can fix up. we're not some kind of house flipper on a regional airline scale. that notion is so ludicrous it makes me laugh. some people never knew how crappy it really was until they experienced it firsthand. that's what they mean when when they say they're trying to improve the situation.
that and, things actually did get a lot worse when pinnacle bought us. obviously colgan didnt have a top notch contract or anything but it wasnt nearly as bad before when it was run solely by the colgans. even i've seen the work rules deteriorating and i havent even been here as many years as others. those guys came when things were OK, and the situation turned crappy on them through mgmt's decisions and actions.