Joe,
I have to call BS on your history. There was plenty of hiring in the past 15 years(1995-2010). Approximate numbers: NWA 2800+, UAL 5000+, DAL 4000+, AA 2500+, SWA 3000+, FDX 2000+ etc. Anyone who put forth the effort got a chance. Our job at half is still better (with much better upside) than yours at a subcontractor. Just addmit it. You bought your job at ASA(when there were plenty of commuters that you did not have to) listened to the bitter lifers that hated mainline, then became one of those yourself.
Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
Because scope was sold, and because you and some of your colleagues were too good to fly "little airplanes", there haven't been many "mainline" jobs in the past 15 years. In addition, those jobs are worth about half what they were 15 years ago.
As a result of that scope being sold, my carrier has to COMPETE with every TOM, DICK, and HARRY to fly this outsourced flying...Cost is a major factor in winning these RFPs....CMR raised the bar more than anyone in the past decade...How were they "rewarded"? Sorry, I don't want that "reward"...
I have heard the term "growing a pair"...Have you heard the phrase "cutting your nose of to spite your face"?