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-   -   Majors To Absorb Regionals In The Future? (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/regional/81315-majors-absorb-regionals-future.html)

80ktsClamp 05-05-2014 10:58 PM
Originally Posted by minimwage4 (Post 1637111)
What are you talking about? Regional pilots aren't good enough to fly with you but are good enough to fly your feed?? We all do the same job and in fact ours is way harder than your flying. The vast majority of "lifers" at my regional are great people that got stuck due to varying circumstances and the vast majority are great to be "stuck" with for a couple of days. Every place has its share of weirdos but don't blanket everyone in the same group.
Wrong answer on so many levels.

And MEMbrain is a UPS guy that got banned on a previous A300 screen name.

Half wing 05-05-2014 11:00 PM
My SkyWest interview was way harder/longer more in depth than my Major interview. Maybe that's why Delta hardly interviews their flows.

minimwage4 05-05-2014 11:03 PM
Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1637114)
Wrong answer on so many levels.

And MEMbrain is a UPS guy that got banned on a previous A300 screen name.
Yea which levels?

Half wing 05-05-2014 11:09 PM
I think some guys are off base about the regional pilots. Guys that are lifers there, are lifers because they have families, good quality of life, live in base, have money and time off. Not because they are crappy pilots. They don't want to commute to 2 days off a week and miss their kids grow up. Many could hand fly any approach better than some coast guard fun boy worried about metrics. Is the coast guard even military? Serious question.

Gjet 05-05-2014 11:12 PM
Originally Posted by DOGIII (Post 1635858)
Will mainline carriers eventually absorb regionals to protect their feed?
If so, who will be the first and how long before this kind of move might happen?
Is it possible this would extend passed wholly owned companies to contract carriers as well?
You are kidding, right? Have you learned nothing in the last twenty years of airline history? The regionals WILL be the new majors, with crappy pay and benefits. This will happen as pilots and ALPA keep giving seats up in scope unless pilots wake up and stand up for better pay and no more scope loss.

tom11011 05-06-2014 02:47 AM
Originally Posted by minimwage4 (Post 1637111)
What are you talking about? Regional pilots aren't good enough to fly with you but are good enough to fly your feed?? We all do the same job and in fact ours is way harder than your flying. The vast majority of "lifers" at my regional are great people that got stuck due to varying circumstances and the vast majority are great to be "stuck" with for a couple of days. Every place has its share of weirdos but don't blanket everyone in the same group.
I go out of my way to be sure my family doesn't fly regionals. Let's not delude ourselves into thinking its the same quality and experience standard as the majors because we all know its not.

gojo 05-06-2014 05:09 AM
Originally Posted by tom11011 (Post 1637137)
I go out of my way to be sure my family doesn't fly regionals. Let's not delude ourselves into thinking its the same quality and experience standard as the majors because we all know its not.
Well it may not be, but it's designed to be that way. It's also a way to gain experience to go to that next level. We are not all born Chuck Yegars. Although it sounds like you were. Even he got better with experience. Btw, is delude even a word?

Dougdrvr 05-06-2014 05:20 AM
Originally Posted by tom11011 (Post 1637137)
I go out of my way to be sure my family doesn't fly regionals. Let's not delude ourselves into thinking its the same quality and experience standard as the majors because we all know its not.
It's funny but, back before Al Gore invented the internet, I don't remember pilots at the majors having the same attitude about pilots at Ozark, Frontier, Bonanza, Southern, North Central, Allegheny, PSA, Trans Texas, Air California, etc.

Waitingformins 05-06-2014 05:41 AM
Originally Posted by Mesabah (Post 1636757)
That's the biggest issue, who is going to give $200K to an aspiring pilot to complete a 1000 hour college degree/training program.
I think 200k is a bit on the high side, that must be a private college. I researched public schools that were around 40k in fees plus a degree witch was another 40K. I've talked to grads who had their CFI their sophomore year instructed junior and senior year and graduated college with 1200 hours.

JamesNoBrakes 05-06-2014 06:15 AM
Originally Posted by Waitingformins (Post 1637209)
I think 200k is a bit on the high side, that must be a private college. I researched public schools that were around 40k in fees plus a degree witch was another 40K. I've talked to grads who had their CFI their sophomore year instructed junior and senior year and graduated college with 1200 hours.
Inflation, tuition increases, and most of all, loan interest. If you borrow 80K, you ain't paying back 80K.


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