Originally Posted by Excargodog

Sure. I’m still pulling for giving up the AA flying and we all become startup cadre for Moxy. Those of us who haven’t already jumped to a major yet anyway. Seems like most of the captains I know the best already have class dates.

Originally Posted by s3cLyfe

Lest we not forget about Compass’ history.

Originally Posted by BobbyLeeSwagger

I think I forgot about that 15 minutes after I interviewed here. Moxy would be pretty awesome I think

Originally Posted by s3cLyfe

You knew that for your interview? Mine was more of a these-scope on the chest and a mirror in front of my face.

Originally Posted by Excargodog

You needed a heartbeat and to be breathing? I merely had to be able to cast a shadow on a sunny day. Of course they were hurting bad after the hiring freeze..

Originally Posted by yrbroom

Somehow I had someone who interviewed the same day as me in early 2018 not get the job

Originally Posted by Sniper66

Keep dreaming big fella
All legacies learned from the past and Bankruptcies got them most of the RJs
NWA strike in 98 had nothing to do with RJs but the two captain rule as well as the 60% FAE retirement

Not chapter 11 times anymore, they make s—- load of money and it’s time to pay up all the pay cuts and scope will get even stronger
253 large RJs max for Delta and UAL
The 550 will be the bigger disaster and it’s only a threat
700s are old planes and I don’t think they make new ones .

Originally Posted by NeverFlexTO

Pilots have all the leverage now, because airlines are making money hand over fist...personal opinion but I think United pilots would never relax RJ scope, once you give something up, you’ll never get it back. Not one single friend that works at UAL said they would vote for a TA that would allow what your proposing, there’s a changing of the guards at all majors going on right now. No longer are scales tipped to ex military pilots with little regard for RJ scope. You’re seeing a movement of ex-regional pilots who were beat down for the last 10-15 years and strong educational pieces from MECs about the consequences of relieving scope clauses. While I understand this is how things have gone, I truly feel the tide has/is changing...

Two major expenses for airlines: fuel and labor...fuel will always be a variable cost, but regionals and joint ventures are helping maximize profits at the majors because its significantly reducing labor costs by not having mainline pilots do the flying. Basic economics, supply and demand...

Originally Posted by FlyingKat

Those RJ pilots also saw mainline guys get furloughed while regionals were hiring like crazy and the mainline guys were either getting treated like a newhire at a regional or delivering pizzas. Furlough protection is a big deal. UAL will use the threat of the 550 with no protection, or scope relief and furlough protection through a flow down at a regional, most likely Mana Air. It will be a no brainer in the end. In one case you get a bunch of 550s you have no rights to (which are allowed under the current contract), or you make a deal to relax scope and get furlough protection so if a furlough ever happens again, regional pilots, not mainline pilots will be hitting the street.

The gauntlet has been laid down with the 550 and that negates some of the leverage on scope.