This is insanity!

Reading these RJ vs. Majors threads are a repeated reminder that Airline Pilots are simply not the best and brightest of our nations citizens. One shouldn't be surprised that we find ourselves without pensions, declining pay, and endless contractual negotiations. It always amazes me that a group can be so fond of eating its young, but yet expecting to thrive in the long term. Let's be honest with ourselves, over the past 25 odd years those in this profession have been out manuevered, out negotiated, and out thought by the very management that we are so fond of referring to as "foolish", "stupid","incompetent".

RJs are the organic outgrowth of what was once the A scale-B scale. It came about because a senior group of pilots were willing to sacrifice the new hires to enrich themselves. Many of those pilots are now retired, collecting their pensions, or made the final western journey. Many of those junior pilots, now senior, having been once sold out are now struggling to reach that quality of life and income levels that they had always anticipated, and deserved! They find themselves constantly threatened by this RJ (37-99 seats) that fly routes that they once flew on 737s, DC-9s, F28, BAC 111s. However, unfortunately the airlines having tasted blood and will only expand RJ flying going forward not contract it. Hence the reason that E-190s and C-300s are being referred to as "Regional Jets". The current crop of mainline pilots AND the current crop of B scalers (read regional pilots) were sold out long ago. Don't be fools and believe that by taking the same actions (i.e. throwing each other under the bus) that the end result will somehow be better!

One of our pilots at my regional came up with this:

ONE BRAND, ONE STANDARD, ONE CONTRACT

Let's stop the insanity!