How long was this before all the deleted posts?

If it hasn't been said yet, folks should know RAH offered COLAs at Chautauqua in the fall of 2005.

The sky isn't falling...YET.

I can assure you it was because they were cheaper.

I'm not saying RAH guys are bad, I'm just saying don't try and act like taking our flying was just the "name of the game". It is hurting a better paid pilot group. Get over yourself. If I was in your shoes I would not be defending XJT loss to RAH at all.

All this will lead to is XJT maybe having to take consesions and taking someone else's flying, because we now have less block hours for our pilot staff. Now do you see how bad this can get?

I only hope we take Mesa's flying out of IAD and ORD, because, that sir would be a step in the right direction. Not like XJT flying going to RAH. We can all cheer if that happens.

You are not educated. First of all, those rates were negotiated when 175s where not even a thought. Get over yourself. If you are and X-Jet employee, you giving your co-workers a bad name.

Get over myself, how about you get over yourself? You give the guys at RAH a bad name. Employees at XJT are losing flying because of our hard fought and really good pay contract (in terms of other regionals). Don't give me gripe sir, the only uneducated person is you.

Last I checked we negotiate when we get new aircraft. Not fly bigger ones at old rates

I don't work for either RAH or XJT, but as an observer with no dog in the fight I can tell you for a FACT that you are terribly misinformed about why things are happening the way they are at either company.

Do you know the circumstances surrounding the CHQ 2003 CBA? Do you know what the CHQ contract looked like before it? Do you know how big the company was then, vs. how it is now?

Until you know the answers to the questions above, you will be terribly misinformed on the topic.

You aren't losing flying because of your pilot contract, you're losing flying because mother CAL wanted to diversify their regional feed at the first possible moment...

This is CLASSIC... talk about uneducated. I don't see your co-workers chiming in to defend your poor arguments.

I hope that is because you are swimming in XJET's kool aid hiring pool, quit crying

right there, you have no valid points here.

Fine, rejoice that XJT is losing its flying to a cheaper regional!! This is great news for all us pilots!!!!

It had nothing to do with pilot contracts and everything to do with CAL wanting to diversify so XJT didn't have a strong arm on CAL. It sucks but thats what happened.