Originally Posted by
JDFlyer
In theory this is a great step in the direction I truly believe we want to see the industry move. Very few of us starting commercial flying with the idea that our careers would begin and end flying regional aircraft for regional pay/benefits/work rules. Yet here we are. Fighting each other for the scraps that fall off the mainline dinner table.
But . . . . . I am calling boloney on this. This is going to end up being a negotiating tactic for higher pay/benefits for mainline pilots ONLY. In exchange for continued and possibly expanded outsourcing, mainline pilots at UAL/CAL will take a yet to be determined pay raise/benefit increase/work rule change offered by management.
If anybody on this thread truly believes that UAL/CAL pilots will hold out on this one for the "good of the profession" or any other high and mighty moral reason, please share what you are smoking with the rest of us. Quit bogarting the hookah!!
Your post blows my mind. I still can't believe that some people think this. Look around!!! 1400 UAL pilots on furlough! 94 737's parked in the last 2 years and who is replacing the flying? REGIONALS!!! CRJ700/900's!! And you honestly think they're going to sell out more?
This is pilots telling management it's over. You want any more airplanes, then you're gonna bring them to mainline. This game is destroying lives, & it's over.
Payrates do no good if there aren't any seats to put your keester in to earn them. This was realized long ago.