Originally Posted by
Pineapple Guy
Carl, tell me how that math works in your world. Why would ALPA prefer a $50/hr pilot who will pay $1/hr in dues to fly a 76 seater, rather than a $150/hr pilot who will pay $3/hr in dues?
Is that some of that new math I've been hearing about?
I'll tell you how math works in everyone's world dude:
When these guys who make 150 an hour continue to be replaced by pilots who make a third of that but fly aircraft, less than a third in size, you need more than 3 times that amount in RJ's and RJ pilots. ALPA sees that, despite the fact that you don't.
ALPA wants to be on the winning side. They see the majors as a slowly declining entity, and regionals as the future of domestic air travel. They've clearly made their choice...and I've made mine.
Carl