Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
You completely ignore your "power" in this problem. You took the job, and continue to work for wages that are badly damaging our profession.
If you want a job at a major, you definitely do not have the job for the right reasons - which I'm sure is now obvious to you. If you don't ever want to join a major, then it's a little more understandable.
Here's the problem. When you took that job, you are only ensuring that you stay there forever because you are diluting the chance for that Delta seat.
I hope that after reading this, you'll understand there is a lot more that you and regional pilots could do.
Carl
Carl- Would you please tell me the % of civilian guys/gals hired this round that didn't come from a regional?
Facts only, please.
Look at the 2007/2008 round of hiring as well.
Afterwards, you may want to rethink your statement on cencal's decision to go to a regional with his longterm goal being to work for a legacy like us.
The system is what it is now and the up and comings have to go the route that is laid out. The FTDT changes, demise of the 50 seater, hopefully UAL/CAL's up coming contract and ours in 2012 are primarily what changing this system is going to take.
I spent 3 years at Pinnacle and averaged 60,000 a year my 3 years there.