Originally Posted by
AxialFlow
Why don't the regional pilots just "give" it back, then?
Because regional pilots aren't in a position to do that, any more than mainline pilots are in a position to compel them to do that.
Mainline pilots don't "give" (sell) their scope to regional pilots, they "give" (sell) it to their own management, who then does whatever they want with it.
But you already knew that.
Or at the very least, not fly former mainline routes?
That's not a regional pilot decision - that's an airline management decision. A mainline management decision.
..but again, you already knew that.