Originally Posted by lolwut

I hope you're not saying the past is the past, in relation to where the Q400s went and what pilot group was chosen to fly them. It still very much has an effect on the future.

The allotment of these positions... at Colgan, versus had they been flown at Pinnacle, could've made a very big difference in hundreds of Pinnacle pilots' lives. It will continue to make a large difference in the careers of Pinnacle pilots, as there is an up-and-coming SLI to take place. As substantial number of the pilots at Colgan are there directly because of the Q400s, and now in the SLI, may end up senior to the Pinnacle pilots who were working under an expired contract financing the purchasing of these airplanes.

Furthermore, I've heard that Colgan has lost more money since its purchase by Pinnacle than the price paid to buy the airline. So not only has Pinnacle's profits bought Colgan a fleet of brand-new airplanes, but the airline possibly wouldn't even still be in business had they not been purchased by Pinnacle.

Again, as I've said before, I have nothing against Colgan or Colgan pilots... one has to remember where these planes came from and the history behind them.