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10-03-2006, 10:17 PM
#21
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
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Sanchez. . . mate.
Big Picture? You fly an ERJ I see. Well, some of my bretheran at Air Canada are not too impressed that the guys at regional are taking their jobs. They think all jets belong at the major and only reluctantly agree to scope clauses. Some of the Rj's are regional and some mainline. Makes zero sense to me but I guess it's business; the managers will get away with what they can, and in that case they get away with having some RJ pilots at mainline and some, willing to take lower pay, different seniority list etc., at the regional. So in the eyes of some, you are a scab.
By the way, I'm not retired, nor did I fly military. I worked my but off for fifteen years and just now am into a major. As for the military guys, what the heck, they only got shot at and spent months away from their families, what an easy go they had.
Big Picture? You fly an ERJ I see. Well, some of my bretheran at Air Canada are not too impressed that the guys at regional are taking their jobs. They think all jets belong at the major and only reluctantly agree to scope clauses. Some of the Rj's are regional and some mainline. Makes zero sense to me but I guess it's business; the managers will get away with what they can, and in that case they get away with having some RJ pilots at mainline and some, willing to take lower pay, different seniority list etc., at the regional. So in the eyes of some, you are a scab.
By the way, I'm not retired, nor did I fly military. I worked my but off for fifteen years and just now am into a major. As for the military guys, what the heck, they only got shot at and spent months away from their families, what an easy go they had.
10-04-2006, 08:29 PM
#22
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: ERJ Right Seat
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Your example does not even compare. Quick history lesson, around the time when the CRJ 100/200 was about to enter service alpa and the majors met to discuss the option of keeping the Jets at mainline...every single one of them turned it down. The reason, well, they were too small for mainline to operate...a couple of thousand later, a few folks are having second thoughts. The point is the majors in the US were given a choice. Mesa was not given a choice by Freedom A or management for that matter; and neither was TSA. Gojets is a scab operation, no two ways about it.
10-05-2006, 12:49 PM
#23
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Posts: 188
Originally Posted by Sanchez
Any regional, sure no problem. BlowJets, Freedom A...you wanna bet? Two guys no names ofcourse, from one of the above, they've been turned down by CAL, FedEx, JetBlue, Airtran, and ofcourse SWA. One of them I think went corporate, the other still there. And just in case you're wondering, both had double the amount of PIC required at most majors, both were on the list....you make of it what you want, but I would never chance it.
I know of 2 "Freedumb A's "at Fed EX now.
10-05-2006, 05:41 PM
#25
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Originally Posted by KoruPilot
OK then Sanchez. You must be right.
I think I'll join Brown Dog over at the majors forum with the grown ups.
I think I'll join Brown Dog over at the majors forum with the grown ups.
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