Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Carl,
...In reality the blame can be shared with a variety of groups. Mostly management and mainline MEC's who sat at the table and bargained these deals.
While I don't agree with the ratio that you assign blame, at least you acknowledge that some of the blame rests with RJ pilots. And for that, I appreciate your openness and honesty.
Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
(for the record, ACL was on board before the massive order was announced ... should he have quit in protest? ... he tried, he was to interview in 2001 )*
Quitting is up to the individual. I would have asked myself and other fellow RJ pilots: "Why do the majors want to outsource this flying to us?" Is it because we're cooler? Probably not. Is it because the majors don't want to keep all the profits to themselves and just want to share with their regional partners? Probably not. Is it because we RJ pilots are working for wages that qualify us for food stamps? Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Once I realized that, I would have wanted to strike the airline to get my wages up close to the majors' level.
Let me ask you: Why didn't RJ pilots strike their airlines to get wages up close to the level of the majors?
Carl