Originally Posted by
HogsPilot
You have to remember that not a single one of us voted for this contract. We have mainline NW to thank for it. The sad thing, is that this is the best contract that they could come up with when it was originally written for their own furloughed pilots.
Originally Posted by
JoeyMeatballs
Throwing stones?, how is it that the destruction of this industry comes back to the regional pilot? It was the short-sighted MAJOR airline pilot that gave up scope for their own personal gains, now look where it got you...............
Why is it soooooooo hard to understand that most of the larger RJ's(NW's in particular) are a result of BANKRUPTCY!? Do you honestly believe that BANKRUPTCY did NOT have something to do with this?
These large RJ's, along with MASSIVE paycuts, frozen or dissolved pensions, and less favorable work rules were CRAMMED down the throats of Legacy Pilots because management teams were able to manipulate BK rules to their advantage. This was not about short-sighted LEGACY pilots just giving up scope for more $$$.
Look, I was at XE and I don't forget where I came from. I don't give Compass pilots a hard time, dirty looks, or flip them the birdie when I see them. As a matter of fact, I try to make them feel as comfortable as possible when they jumpseat on us. When I non-rev on them I do my best to strike up some friendly chat. I've had a really easy ride in this industry so far, and while I have cast stones in the past I do my best not to anymore because I haven't been confronted with a lot of the situations that other pilots have.
Bottom line, guys are trying to feed their families and the pickings are next to non existent. Hopefully contracts start to improve again, as it can only be better for all of us.