NAI is a done deal.

Finally we're in a position where us pilots are making gains, and you don't like that? Fine. I wouldn't want to wait 20 years either... I guess you don't mind squashing your chances at getting picked up at Delta, Southwest or United in the next few years while you want for PSA's gimmick of a flow.

This shouldn't surprise me, PSA isn't exactly a shining example of standing up for the industry....

I'm not a good fit for Delta, their pilots are a little to prissy for my liking.

United is my second to last choice, American is my dead last choice.

My number one choice right now is NAI (if they hire and domicile in the US) followed by an LCC.

Southwest is also off the table, it'll take far to long to upgrade, maybe never upgrade.

I guess to each his own...

I was under the impression that pilots were going to be hired out of Asia and based out of Thailand to make their business model work. Enjoy that commute.

If they do end up domiciling in the US, enjoy paying exorbitant amounts of tax as a 1099 contract employee while getting paid less to fly the same equipment than all of these companies you dislike so much. And hopefully you don't have any weird medical things that DQ you from a JAA medical that the FAA doesn't even give a $h** about.

Maybe he was remembering this gem.

Pot. Meet kettle. Maybe you're not part of the problem directly, but you definitely haven't helped things.

Billions of dollars are at play, NAI is going to happen

Well said, Sir. It is amusing to listen to the whiners from our side of the fence.

That'll learn 'em.

I wouldn't be surprised if you're SWA's, UAL's, DAL's and AA's last choice either. What you meant to say:

"My ONLY choice is NAI."

So if you have been in the airline industry for 50 years, does that mean you were part of this entire race to the bottom? Being part of the B-scale then us here in the regional C-scale. So NAI is doing the exact same thing, where was ALPA back then? I am just wondering so fight this because it hurts the big boys, but bury us when it makes you more money. If you have never worked in the regionals that you set up to screw anyone behind you, I have to say you don't have much of an input that the regional guys are going to listen to. Living on food stamps after a very large loan, and being lied to by the industry that you are now stuck in. I am ok, as I am in a better position to bear this than most. But yeah, you are not going to get much sympathy on the regional forums over this.

So that'd be over 50 years now (for me).
And Yes, I guess that means I've been a part of it.
I (we) never intended the industry to evolve in this manner.
Deregulation took us workin' stiffs by surprise.
It was touted as the panacea by our government and "we" had no reason to doubt them at the time because so few of us could really envision an airline industry that had to be also a "successful business" let alone a profitable one.
It was not part of our knowledge base.
What has transpired since is no less than a complete dysfunctional catastrophe.
Deregulation was full of ideals and promises; a veritable fantasy land of airlines and airplanes and routes to everywhere for everybody.
All it has ever truly done is leave a path of destruction in its wake that has been the final resting place of airlines and employees and service.
In other words the industry never had a chance after that; so you can delve in to all the nooks and cranny's that have surfaced since for some blame but you're not digging deep enough.
But Oh Yeh, we did get Southwest Airlines out of the deal, so I guess that makes everything alright.

How about we just let NAI fly and we can all grieve it after the fact. Isn't that the ALPA way?