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Old 09-20-2020, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by CQKSNT
This thread is a depressing reminder of how the cards are completely stacked against regional pilots. Maybe we should start thinking big picture and come up with a strategy to fix the underlying issues that leave us vulnerable to these dynamics.

Here’s an idea. Build a new union purposely for regional pilots—all under one banner and as one group and begin fighting to turn the regional job into an attractive career destination.
Regionals were never meant to be a career destination.
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Old 09-20-2020, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by CQKSNT
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Here’s an idea. Build a new union purposely for regional pilots—all under one banner and as one group and begin fighting to turn the regional job into an attractive career destination.

Unfortunately regionals will never be career destinations as long as the FFD model exists and the name of the airline on the side of the plane doesn’t match your pay stub. Your future always hinges on the mainline carrier you’re tied to not Compass’ing you.



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Old 09-20-2020, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Meep
Regionals were never meant to be a career destination.
No they weren’t. However, when stagnation hits and stops movement for a decade it kinda changes things for some. The nail in the coffin often comes at the expense of contract improvements. When the regional becomes too expensive for their partners they start looking for cheaper contract lift. All the premier regionals, ha if there is such a thing, are gone. I think that the main reason Skywest doesn’t want a union is so they can compare contracts an offer something in the middle. It keeps them from out pricing themselves out of business
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Old 09-20-2020, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by gojo
No they weren’t. However, when stagnation hits and stops movement for a decade it kinda changes things for some. The nail in the coffin often comes at the expense of contract improvements. When the regional becomes too expensive for their partners they start looking for cheaper contract lift. All the premier regionals, ha if there is such a thing, are gone. I think that the main reason Skywest doesn’t want a union is so they can compare contracts an offer something in the middle. It keeps them from out pricing themselves out of business
You realize everything you just said supports the anti-Skywest argument, right? Maybe that was your point.
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Old 09-30-2020, 11:51 AM
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When is the last flight today?


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Old 09-30-2020, 12:13 PM
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got in about 130 iah time.
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Old 09-30-2020, 12:13 PM
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Landed about an hour ago. Good luck fellas.
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Old 09-30-2020, 12:18 PM
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got in about 130 iah time.


Damn. I hope you guys at least got a proper send off. Best of luck to everyone


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Old 09-30-2020, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Av8rPHX
Damn. I hope you guys at least got a proper send off. Best of luck to everyone


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They got a water cannon salute.
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Old 09-30-2020, 01:11 PM
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