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XJT Pilot
Here’s a good one, CAL/UAL knows the writing is on the wall about scope so they need to insure they can fill the seats when all regional flying is gona be brought in-house. They used to have a feed i.e. COEX solely owned, but they IPO'ed them and rung them of every penny, so they know the SEC will be all over there a$$'es if the bought them back now also all the shareholders screaming might just have a case, and you know they don't want that. So in comes Skywest, hey buy XJT because we need our feed back and when you do will buy you down the road which will be over looked by "our" SEC, so now CAL gets COEX back and biggest regional i.e. Skywest is now owned by CAL/UAL...pilot/plane problem adverted, so there you have it...what do you think...who knows...a little bird told me!
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well,
Now it's United's turn, United was really in Cozy with Air Wisconsin, Built the Ord Termnal 1 Extension Gates B26-B29 for them and when their contract came up they stated they were going to fly for American off the Uited Terminal 1 gates.( whereupon United bought them out and cut them up like "Swiss Cheese") They were really cozy with Atlantic Coast / Insependence Air when a downturn hit and they needed to reduce costs. Atlantic coast told United they were Leaving and they intended to KEEP flying the slots from IAD into ORD that United had asigned them. That came to a screeching HALT when United told them those were OUR slots and we're taking them BACK.. You or anybody Else can say what you like but unless UNITED has UNITED PILOTS flying Regional slots that's the ONLY way there will be an "OWNED" regional in house. I do NOT doubt if the combined ALPA group negotiated a salary rate for regional flying bottom to TOP and makes UAL an offer "they can't refuse" they Could bring that flying in house because they SHOULD bring that flying back in house.
But the Hard part will be negotiating a respectable rate in my opinion. Something that's going to take "Moxie" to bring about. Some $$ from the TOP is going to have to go to the Bottom to make the deal happen, AND to get the best regional pilots available who will NOT only be good "Stick and Rudder" Guys but Good ALPA members as well. With the possibility of new Hour and Qualification limits looming ALPA will be in a good position to put forth their aims atarting with the 1100+ pilots already on furlough and other former Major airline pilots still on the street.