Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
I don't think that pilots who have never flown the -700/900 should have their opinion counted as to whether we should fly both. Unless you've done it, you have nothing to base that opinion on except selfish financial or schedule motivation, and most 700 pilots will tell you they don't ever want to fly the 200 again!
How about this: get senior enough to bid it instead of trying to steal seniority/pay from the ones already on it?
In my observation, this is an attitude more prevalent among ASA 700 captains and some of the more senior 700 FOs. Personally, I see this as an easy way to make gains for the pilot contract while giving the company greater flexibility so that it can be more competitive.
Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
And before you all get spooled up, I know for a fact that our MEC puts exactly zero weight on message board posts when making decisions. So the only valid place to discuss this and have your opinion counted is in the survey or directly with the reps.
It's a discussion board and that's what we're doing! Maybe minds will change here, maybe not, but if you don't want to be part of the discussion, why post?
Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
How do you come to that conclusion? And what did your statement really contribute to the conversation other than the self gratification of cheering for someone who told off someone you don't like?
I'm guessing I don't take message boards as seriously as you. But for someone who was not/is not contributing much either, you're awful preachy!
Likely we'll fly together at some point and no doubt it'll be fun, so try not to be too offended by my internet flippancy.
