Originally Posted by
meyers9163
Anyways... Again I rather see the flying go back to DAL.... And if nothing else perhaps more flying going to a Comair, Mesaba and other places that have more furloughs then ASA whom Skywest Inc managed to help out with some UAL flying.....
Well you just shot yourself in the foot, ASA has more on furlough then Mesaba. Further more, don't blame SKYW Inc., ASA or SKYW for writing a contract that gives a certain percentages of flying. This is our job security and the bigger picture is, if other regionals can get such contracts then you would be singing a different tone. On the other hand "wholly owns" do not have the luxury of such contracts and that is unfortunate. But the bottom line is I chose ASA because of the RELATIVE job security due to their contract. Granted I am furloughed, I still wouldn't go anywhere else because other regionals are bit more vulnerable with the Delta shuffle. Furthermore SKYW Inc. parking ASA's planes does them no good. So the United flying wasn't a "gift" as you put it, it was a necessity because at the end of the day, it is still SKYW INC. A/C's and they don't want to park it.
Originally Posted by
meyers9163
You are right, because DAL actually has a REAL nice payrate for such flying... And that would force them to lower the bar and I DOUBT they will do that... They are not DESPERATE to fly for pennies like some others apparently are.
hmmm And PSA pay chart is.... better VS the rest of the regionals? Maybe you should clean house before you criticize the pay rates of other regionals. From what I see, your 200 pilots are paid the same as you 700 pilots. GREAT EXAMPLE of working for pennies. (I do apologize to other pilots at PSA, I do not mean to belittle you. Just trying to make a point.)