Originally Posted by
Scoop
ACL,
Not rsponding directly to your above post, but the whole Pilot vs. Doctor issue in general.
The Medical profession restricts access and limits those who qualify for entry. A 22 year old cannot take a six month course, pay his dues for a year or two and then start cracking chests, whereas a 22 year old can go to a fly by night academy, get his ratings, fly as an FO for a year or two and then fly as a Captain - competing directly against a NB Captain at a major with 20-30 years of experience.
Perhaps ALPA should have thought about this before endorsing a 750 hour waiver. 
Scoop
I do not argue that.
On the 750 hr waver, there is some rationale behind it. There was a thread on that a few weeks ago. Simply put, 750 is sustainable, whereas a 1500 hr limit would get knocked down rather easily in 10 years or so. Making one get a college degree along with 750 hrs is one way.
I would love to have a Association that could restrict access. This may be a logical step towards that.
In regard to competing with us, yes, it is competition, and selling more seats to our regional subsidiaries does nothing to help that.
I beleive that if the consolidation that is on the horizon occurs it will be very difficult for new entrants (airlines) to make it in to this industry.
There are a few things that airlines and ALPA can do to help to finally rationalize this industry. Will it happen? Who knows, but I do have a few years to find out.