Originally Posted by
TheBills
If we're talking about mass furloughs at the regionals to accommodate UAL/CAL scope, its easier for a regional FO/CA to be furloughed, than a mainline CA/FO to be furloughed. Lets face it, your average mainline pilot has wife, kids, child support, etc. to deal with on top of losing his job. I guess what im trying to say is, I would take another furlough if I knew that flying a regional jet would mean being employed by UAL to do it.
Why should anyone care if recapturing scope causes regional pilots to be furloughed? Regional pilots only have jobs because those jobs were outsourced from the MAINLINE pilots that they rightfully belong to.