Thread: Do RJ's hurt Major Airlines?
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Old 02-11-2010 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
The simple fact is that if pay can go up many do not want to recapture scope.Many see that SJS is acceptable if it slides no more. 100 seat jets are a target, but now pilots have the knowledge, and giving that or a company taking it in 1113C will have unintended consequences. Many labor relations professionals will agree. The age if Mainline Pilot innocence is over.
I agree with this, and am going to take it a step further...

Regional carriers subsidize the high payscales of mainline partners. In order to recapture RJ flying the mainline carriers would have to take a huge paycut.

Good read on the topic:
Swelblog / Swelbar on Airlines - Articles - US Pilot Unions? Dirty LittleSecrets
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