I agree, united just got about 200 more obsolete 50 seaters and I doubt they want to keep them.

The pressrelase today said that most of the growth for this new airline will be on the regional level and with 70 seaters. I really hope skywest pushes hard for this flying and i think we are entitled to it with all the money and jobs we've given to united and their furloughed pilots.

Can you say Q-400? Just stand back and watch boys, your going to see Q-400's popping up everywhere over the next few years. And it makes perfect sense. Its a true regional aircraft and its not flying mainline routes, can't complain.

Yep and even though it's a 70+ seat airplane you can get away with paying pilots 35 seat wages because it's a prop! :D Who's ever able to fly the Q400 will win big with this merger, there's going to be fierce bidding wars. Even by jet operators.

Yes Slap, you are indeed entitled to more flying from United but you guys might need to take another pay and/or benefits cut to secure it. When does your union get to vote on that? Oh wait........

Another entitlement attitude from a minor league player.

This is a perfect example of why you mainline guys do not need to give up on any more scope.

Your right about the wages. That should change for the better with the impending contract at Colgan and we should see improvements in the coming months/ years as things progress. Of course this is just my opinion. I dont think anyone really knows what the future holds.

Get a clue................

i think we are entitled to it with all the money and jobs we've given to united and their furloughed pilots.[/quote]



WHAT!!!!!!!???????? you can't be serious?!?!?!

What? Talking about an entitlement attitude! You gave UAL pilots jobs and money? You got it backwards there, wrong way Corrigan. It is because of you and SKW flying around in 200 plus CRJ200s and EMB120 turboprops all over the West like SLC - SFO, SLC -SAN, SLC - SJC, DEN -SLC, DEN - LAX etc etc that UAL mainline B737s used to fly, that was the primary cause of pilot furloughs at UAL. I have a buddy furloughed from UAL since 2000!! And he winces every time he sees one your SKW CRJ200s in UAL colors. Like Joeymeatballs says, "get a clue."

You sound just like a SKW jumpseater we had a while back, one that got hired at SKW from ERAU, with massive student loan debt.

Slaphappy = Regional Lifer due to his own shortsightedness

Hate to jump on the bandwagon here, but, Skywest never gave United money - we loaned them money. Also, the reason we had jobs to give offer furloughed pilots is because they gave us regional feed on their Shuttle routes.