OK, so the zero gave us a pretty good run for our money in WW2. But post WW2 you don't hear much about mitsubishi aircraft other than a lot of MU-2 crashes. Maybe it's unfair that the MU-2 got a bad wrap, but the thing is a death trap when pilots are flying it without special training and currency requirements that other small turbo props simply do not have. The MRJ is the first jet, and fist plane in decades.

We would all hope. The fact remains that a majority of the voters are the same exact people that voted for scope concessions in the past. And a majority of pilots haven't worked for the 'modern' regionals... They either came up through the traditional tprop commuters, or came from the military and have never touched an RJ in their life, and do not know how vastly different regional carriers are from their own airline. In the past these people sold us down river, and I don't see them standing up for the industry when a carrot benefiting them financially is being dangled in front of them. That carrot may need to be bigger than it was in the past, but their votes have been bought in the past, and they can be bought again.

The people over at Skywest already think they're "mainline" so I doubt they think scope will affect them

Mainline doesn't have a choice. There won't be enough Pilot's to fly these at the regional level even with scope relief.

Some indeed do, but that's more of a pride thing.
SkyWest = A regional airline in my eyes as it does for most who work here. That doesn't mean I'm not happy with the time I've spent here, but it is the reality.

I am based at MSP for 9E, 1 in 20 SkyWest pilots will look you in the eye
and nod back. Even mainline pilots are closer to 1/2.
I see it as insecurity or immaturity certainly not pride.

This sounds completely scientific. Give me a break.

Yes the inevitable passing of the pilots. That awkward moment when you turn into a worried wreck, will he be cool, well he look the other way? Should I change my walk path, I mean I'm nice but I don't feel like saying hi right now. Oh nooo here he comes ohhhhhh

Give us a break man. Who cares???

Relax MR Czervik we will not get them. And you will get your Airbus class soon enough. Don't worry...

you missed the point. this isn't a "us vs. you" thing. we want jobs here for everyone. small narrowbody is a big fight to get the jobs here.