Originally Posted by eaglefly

I can see his logic. The logic is i.e., "make it easier to get us young, junior regional F/O's to the majors and then we wont have to be RJ captains". Of course, that wont solve the problem because there are only enough major airline seats to go around (about 1 for every 50 applicants in GOOD times, let alone bad), so there will always be a pipline of pilots languishing behind to fill in those RJ slots.

Unfortunately, economics has taken control and the cancer has spread way too far now. Treatment and cure were 12-15 years ago, but the patients scoffed, snorted and refused to admit a disease was in progress among them.

Now many of the younger, newer pilots at the regionals are slowly coming to the conclusion how bleak the future will be for major airline opportunites and desperation is taking hold.
I think the next suggestion of a "plan" to solve this problem will be, "please, please just hire me and I'll be your friend and fight this scurge with you !!!".
Businessmen (which is what airline management is) are guided by economics and profit, not be emotional pleading from one employee to other employees. That has never changed anything and never will.

The final train wreck seems inevitable and the only question is where will YOU be sitting during the collision ?