Originally Posted by
embraerjetpilot
Rightseat ballast... i think your wrong. I think the frontier pilots have a lot to lose as well. If they keep things separate, in 3 years the airbuses will be going away and the c3000s will be headed to the republic certificate. Bedford will whipsaw each side against each other and we will all end up out of jobs. Intentionally delaying the SLI is idiotic and will be detrimental to all of our careers.
I really don't mind being wrong, I promise, but I did say that Frontier pilots have everything to lose and little to gain. However, thoroughly stating their case in front of the arbitrator is a reasonable expectation, as it can go a long way to stop losses at the hand of the arbitrator.