Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
I agree with this statement. The regionals will eventually be ALL narrow body flying. Captains will make max out at $85-100k/year with 12-13 days off per month while first officers will always make poverty wages. Our salaries will continue to have less buying power as inflation rises faster than our wages. There is no way to preserve scope other than an illegal massive walk-out (it will never happen). Midwest was a successful experiment for management. There is a reason US Airways is getting rid of its 190's. US Airways is going to try again at outsourcing 100 seat flying.
Well then we might as well give each and every company our section 1 and throw it in to the shredder. No sense in fighting it.
I will fight all the way. There is no reason for it except corporate greed. It is time to fix this industry. Step one is to get paid what we are worth, along with fixing scope. Step two which will happen with step one is to charge a realistic price for a ticket.
Yes, this means that some will lose their jobs, but the industry needs to be fixed. Airline execs are just doing this so they can push of the need to fix their horrible balance sheets a few more years. We are turning in to shell corporations that are designed to make no money.