NO PSA CA should ever be saluted to. I can think of another hand gesture that they should be "blessed" with.

 

It's sad to see that pilots think their salary is the reason a company is uncompetitive.

 

Considering labor is generally any companies number 1 expense (with fuel costs being an airline exception), maybe you could elaborate on your viewpoint a little for us.

 

Look at Airways/AA proposed rates. I think they can pay regional pilots more.

 

Airways/AA aircraft carry twice the amount of passengers per airplane, essentially twice the revenue per pilot.

The real problem is you the pilot.

Airways/AA knows what you are willing to work for so they only offer so much money to the regional to do the flying. As long as you are willing to work for low pay, they are willing pay you low pay.

If you collectively say no I'm not willing to work for that kind of money, then they have no choice but to pay higher. That isn't happening with the current crop of pilots. Millenials on the other hand are smarter than the current crop of pilots. They are steering away from the industry because they know better.

You can't wish something into existence. What's the incentive for a corporation to give you an employee more money? What leverage do you have? Why should they care? It's no different than a Captain, you think he cares what an FO makes now that he's Captain? He cares only so much as it doesn't impact his earnings and earnings potential.

 

Even Kirby mentioned that Airways/AA could save 10's of millions of dollars having regional airlines doing some of their flying. The money is there. Just how we get it is the question.

And to comment on your statement about Mainline carrying more passengers...
True, but it will always be cheaper to put 40 passengers on a 50 seat jet than a 70.
And 65 on a 70 rather than a 90.....
You cannot fill a A380 from FAY to CLT.

 

That's called selling scope. Major airline pilots routinely sell scope to enrich themselves in exchange for giving flying away to a regional contractor.

If I may, I think you are looking at this situation upside down. Why try to "get it"? Why take on more flying at this level? You know 70 seat airplanes could be flown at the big airlines right?

 

Hell I've always thought that anything that is a jet should be at mainline.
Too bad that jet has sailed.

 

Fuel is the highest cost for airlines and this cost has been dropping steadily, combined with ticket price increases and all kinds of additional fees, all airlines are making record profits. There is no need or justification for any additional concessions by flight crews, and in fact we are long overdue for large increases to finally halt the total destruction of this profession/career.
The staffing issues at the lowest paying regionals(look at what's happening at Endeavor), are just getting started, and will only get worse in the coming years. Management has managed to decimate the pay and benefits to the point that no one can justify the huge expense required to become a professional pilot, only to make wages that qualify for food stamps.

 

Have you ever flown 6 legs with 50 people on the plane each time? Hmmm comes out to 300 people.