Originally Posted by alfaromeo

The SLI would look at the needs of both parties and all the issues that people think will be a huge deal can be dealt with quite easily. Look at all the angst that everyone had over the last integration and how the bids have actually worked out. Rather than people "stealing' each other's jobs, mostly people have worked themselves into a better commute or no commute with the pain/gain from the restructuring spread throughout the list.

I came up through the military, flew as an instructor and fighters, and I saw all kinds of pilots good and less good. What you fly and where you came from are not indicative of your flying skills. Some of the best pilots I ever saw were ex WWII pilots that flew Super Cubs at the AF Academy. Rather than get caught up in stereotypes, we should examine the course that increases the power of our pilot group to negotiate better contracts. I want more money and therefore I want to find the path that gets me more money. In my opinion, we will have a difficult time raising up the mainline unless the smaller jet pilots rise up along with us. It seems easier to do if we have one pilot group and one voice.