Originally Posted by
CaptainTeezy
Do RJs hurt the major airlines?
YES, it's been beat to death ad nauseum
Originally Posted by
CaptainTeezy
If you answered yes...then please answer this...
1. Why don't you guys try to get all the jets at mainline?
They can try, and it would be nice if they could succeed. But that cat was let out of the bag long, long ago. With terrible consequences. The issue is now so deep rooted that it's it's hard to fix.
Originally Posted by
CaptainTeezy
2. Refuse to hire RJ pilots?
Seriously? You'd also have to define "rj". The DC-9/MD-80 (as examples) are nothing but "RJ's". And before you (or anybody else flames), this has been beat to death as well. They are aircraft designed to operate on short segments where a larger aircraft simply won't work, OR to supplement service already provided by larger aircraft. Just like EJET's, CRJ's, and ERJ's.
Now let's delve deeper. What about the military pilot that maybe got a regional job because the market sucked (or whatever other reason) and is now looking to move on, should he be black listed now because he flew an RJ? What about the furloughed legacy pilot that may have gone to a regional to keep a paycheck coming in, and now sees fit to apply at a carrier other than were he came from, should he be blacklisted as well because he now too also had the stench of the RJ on him?
Originally Posted by
CaptainTeezy
3. Start hiring T-Prop and 135 guys instead of all the former 250 hour RJ wonder wings?
Again, seriously? Again, you need a definition here. There are PLENTY of 135 outfits that hire "250 hour wonder wings" as SIC simply because meat in the seat is required.
Originally Posted by
CaptainTeezy
4. Require 1,000 hours of PIC time in airplanes as a CFI or 135 single pilot? (This should make the RJ operators force pay up to attract more experienced pilots meaning they couldnt just out cheap the majors. Nobody would want to run straight to an RJ if you couldnt go to the majors? It might put things in perspective, maybe?
1000 hrs CFI time is good time, 135 SP is better time. But how does that exactly compare to the an "rj" pilot with 1000+ PIC, toss in something like an LCA letter/sim instructor experience. Which candidate has experience that is more applicable to what the job entails at a "major" airline? What about pay at various 135 operators? Some are content to make a career at certain outfits. Many 135 outfits don't pay squat.