Originally Posted by
HawkerJet
We are a very small group with more in common with the Midwest guys in that your company seems to care less about us, but wants the routes. Though unlike the Midwest aircraft the Q400 has its place that a 170/190 cannot replace.
It's YOUR company too.
I'm all for the Lynx pilots to continue to fly their airplanes but here's the problem. If we allow this contract violation, it WILL come back to haunt us at some point, maybe years down the road. It sets a precedent that we don't want to have to argue about to some arbitrator down the road should BB decide to have RAH a/c flown by non-RAH pilots.
You guys should continue to fly your airplanes but we need to do it in the form of an LOA that directly addresses this unique situation and makes it known (legally) that this is a one-time deal that sets no precedent.
It sucks that this is even an issue. Why BB wants to fly those airplanes on the RW certificate is beyond me. Probably for the sole reason of causing this type of conflict amongst all of us...and also as another way to show us that our contract means shiite to him.