I remember watching that hearing live online when the senators talked to the different airline managements. I was disgusted then and I am even more disgusted now knowing that they still haven't returned any info to the senators about accepting liability in the form of becoming active participants in the regional subsidiaries and contract partners.

During that hearing these CEOs and Chief Pilots were lying right to the senators faces. One senator in particular said that usually these hearings should not be on a personal level. However, his brother was lost in a not so distant aircraft accident and to him it was personal. He had a ton of knowledge of our industry and when he would back the management of the airlines into a corner, they would lie to him. Why don't the actual line pilots get invited into these hearings. Just like they did in this video tonight, we should be able to come forward and state the facts (Not Roger Cohen's facts of AVERAGE pay for regional CAs and FOs. Props for cutting him off there and telling him that we weren't talking about the average, but the ever so real junior guys at the bottom.

I've had friends calling me all night after watching this video. While I have been telling them for years that this stuff exists, they now realize there is a huge problem. Hopefully they pass that video on to everyone they know.