Originally Posted by
buddies8
referencing only the bold items, yeah thats most all of it.
mainline flying outsourced, first to outscore you need to own it, YOU DONT OWN ANY FLYING, plus if you wanted the flying, ALPA pilots mainline should not been so full of themselves to look down on this flying.
own paint, why not, another low cost carrier
reasonable payscales- you did not do it then you are going to do it now, US Airways E190 is max $95 for captain at 16 years, what you willing to do it for?
united bad numbers-now you blame the regionals for bad numbers, well you get what you pay for, was not DAL number 1.
table scraps-you you threw them away and now you are crying.
quick question, how long have you been a pilot at mainline, that is a recognized mainline?
First if you are not flying your own paint you don't own the flying. If you are flying United/Continental paint it is thier (companies) flying NOT YOURS, but mainline. ACA tried thier own paint, that didn't work out to well, great group of guys that got hosed by the way.
Mainline pilots are not as full of themselves as you think. They are frustrated by watching thier careers stripped out from under them, huge loss of pay, time off, and retirement loss. They did not throw the flying away it was taken from them by management in bankruptcy while hoping to retain some of the above benefits.
Yes I would be willing to fly 50 seaters at the 2003 AWAC or Comair rates.
it would be an entry level aircraft and I would have growth potential to move up without starting over. Plus the benefits would be better. The longevity loss moving to a major is a huge hit to quality of life.
You are right Mainline management gets what they pay for the lowest bidder with the associated loss of quality control. PASSENGERS DO NOTICE THIS LOSS OF QUALITY.
Not that it's your business but I spent less than a year a my major. Hired in 2008 when things were looking up. Age 65 then passed, oil went to 140.00, Glenn parked a 100 737's, reduced domestic capacity 10 percent and increased regional feed 14 percent, resulting in my furlough along with 1400 other mainline jobs. I'm not crying about giving away flying, I'm pi$$ed about having my career ****ecanned while more flying is outsourced to the lowest bidder.