Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
This reminds me of when the US Airways' pilots had their pensions terminated. No one cared because everyone else still had their pensions. Why should they stage an illegal walkout? They still have everything. Low and behold less than five years later, just about everyone had their pensions terminated. I feel this situation will end the same. In the end, everyone will have their jobs outsourced. We just don't care because as of right now, we still have our jobs. Domestic flying will be outsourced first followed by international flying via joint ventures or code shares.
I agree. Midwest is not the only carrier to suffer this kind of fate. It has already started at United, American and Delta. It would not surprise me to see American park their MD-80's, buy a bunch of new RJ's, like they have all ready done, and stick the name Eagle on the side of them. When the Pilots grieve it, all they have to do is look at the Republic airplanes flying around with the little "connect" stickers behind the big painted MIDWEST. Flown by pilots who don't care and congratulate themselves on getting the flying all the while telling the people they replaced to "Move on." Again, where is that GoJets application?