Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
I don't think it makes any difference what people call regional airlines. I think the label major airlines should be reserved for mainline airlines that sells their own tickets on their own routes. It's absurd calling CHQ or SkyWest a major airlines for neither one of them sells their own branded flying...It doesn't matter what we pilots call regional airlines.
Lighteningspeed,
Don't underestimate the enormous power of words. It's not by accident that the term "regional" was suddenly applied to the outsourced airlines at the same time the scope-relaxation campaign began.
Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
What matters is how can we make mainline management take back all flying regardless of size, or route length and make all pilots under one company seniority list and pay same payrates and benefits.
I totally agree and it begins with using the correct terminology to illiminate the manufactured confusion.
winglet