Originally Posted by
yoda82
That's not actually true and I don't know why people gloss over this as if it is fact. Those pilots were already out of a job in Nov. They were purchased before that happened, so instead of going the way of liquidation, their airline brand was bought and their jobs will eventually be offered back to them... at half the pay. ****ty it is. And probably a harder pill to swallow I understand. But I don't think RAH pilots should be treated unfairly because of it.
You are a Republic pilot, right?
I see things alittle different. The "Branded" operation will be flying A320 and E190 just like JetBlue... a low cost carrier. Midwest pilots will fight for wages and benefits equal to JetBlue and AirTran. It's not a 50% pay cut.
That's why Rev. BB wants to keep Midwest pilots on furlough. He loves recalling 600 hr pilots because they just want to fly airplanes.
Midwest pilots will fight for industry average wages, work rules, benefits and retirement. The day of... I just want to fly airplanes is over.