I don't know where you get the "too good to fly the RJ's". At UA the majority of pilots wanted the RJ's on our property. We had a rouge MEC Chairman (Mike Glawe) that made the pitch to the MEC that the company could either buy RJ's or 400's but not both. The MEC voted to add the widebodies and allow RJ's. This was letting the camel in the tent. I think at the time of the agreement we had 57 400's. The fleet now stands at 26, that doesn't count all the 737's, 727's that are no longer flying our colors either. The MEC Chairman during our bankruptcy (Paul Whiteford) signed the 70 seat deal behind the backs of the entire MEC. At no point did I or the remaining UAL pilots get to vote on whether or not we got to fly the RJ's.

What became of this murders row of MEC chairman? How did they atone for their actions toward the pilots they hurt so much? They along with a 400 Captain by the name of Jerry Gallud sued ALPA for additional funds from our BK exit agreement. That is right these guys are such good people they sued and settled for 4 million bucks. Read it and weep here: FindACase™ | Mansfield v. Air Line Pilots Association International These guys are pariahs and outcast, deservedly so.


You guys like to make the argument that we think we are too good to fly those jets. Nothing could be farther from the truth and it seems that it is used as an excuse to stroke your own ego. Grow up and realize that if those jobs are all mainline it benefits everyone.

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