What regionals? Maybe I worked at a crappier regional, under NWA we got nothing except drinks, and once under Delta, we got Biscoff cookies/pretzels/peanuts. That was a crew meal for me.

 

Well you did work for a crappy regional.

 

extra first class meals are NOT crew meals...same food, different meaning.

 

I've never liked Abend. He has always come across as the quintessential SkyGod Mainline Pilot who looks down on everyone "beneath" him who isn't typed on whatever heavy he's flying. He is so out of touch, he shouldn't even be writing articles.

One in particular from the 90s or early 2000s has always stuck in my head. In it, he describes flying a visual approach into MIA, and his FO having the AUDACITY to report the airport in sight and get a visual approach clearance without obtaining his permission. The way he describes giving the FO "the look" over his glasses and thinking to himself "this should be interesting" just drips with doosheyness. I actually think about this every time I find myself in that situation and to this day wonder why that got his panties so wadded up.

So yes, I'd rather read your article that glorifies boring regional airline flying on autopilot than his tripe. I think a lesson has been learned here. Let's move on.

 

Which regionals? You say lots. At ASA, we get (as does Skywest from what I understand) little snack packs that we can pick up in the crew lounge only. They currently consist of a crunchy breadstick and a mini-box of raisins or something. They used to be pretty good (chicken salad tins, biscuits, etc) up until a few years ago, but I guess they didn't want to spend the cash on them anymore. Plus we were told that people were stealing them and taking them home.

My understanding is that Pinnacle used to get meals catered for their longer Mexico flights (ATL-MTY, DTW-MTY). When DL shifted that flying back to us, they were accidentally catering for us too until our MGMT found out about it. Now it's just the leftover First Class Meals.

 

SureJet Management not only put an end to it, (even though they weren't paying DAL for it), they sent out a memo FORBIDDING crew members from asking for them or even taking them if accidentally catered, with the usual threat of some vague disciplinary action. Of course, this same management now wonders why they can't fill classes and 30 pilots hired since Jan 1, 2012 have quit the company.

 

correct Pinnacle had them on MEM-MTY, and also we got one on the AM flight out of HSV-MEM for a while until management found out.

 

We gave up our crew meals in our new contract for.........