Originally Posted by
TheTransporter
You do realize what is happening with respect to pilots wages and benifits in the industry because you think this is awesome, right? As long as their are people who are "just happy to fly a jet", regardless of pay, we are all f'ed. I guess your parents are cool helping you pay to live.
WHAT?!?!? you are saying pilot wages and benefits are not awesome?? Say its not so.....
For the most part PDX/SEA will become the most senior bases in the SkyWest system (at least for captains). Estimated that a captain will need at least 10-15 years to hold a line. Dont get me wrong this does suck that AAG has opened the door for horizon to be pushed out or even sold, but on the other side this is just business and SkyWest is in the position to make money. Don't get mad at SkyWest for accepting a contract put out by AAG, look at your own management first. How is SkyWest bringing down the industry? What if the old rumors that SkyWest does buys horizon for those rumored Q400s and maybe gets Skywest to integrate pilot lists.. who knows but Skywest pilots are not the fault of the demise of Horizon. Remember we are "NON UNION" so with all the bashing that we have no contract or no say, yet we are somehow at fault for the possible demise of horizon?