New jobs will have to be created, it's the same as the horse and buggy manufacturers from many years ago. Most future professions will be in art, sports, media, and human services. Manufacturing, and transportation are dead careers.

 

Not worried about it in the slightest, especially for pax ops.

 

Ask an irrelevant question get an irrelevant answer.

It doesn't matter if I started yesterday or am C.E. Woodman posting from beyond. SkyWest will not get ever increasing sized airplanes to fly for other airlines. Either bet the farm on IndyAir or be happy within the confines of what unionized pilot groups allow your airline to fly.

And speaking of how one handles oneself, cue your insults, ad hominem attacks and zimmerman GIF's in 3...2...

 

Despite your implied stereotype, there just aren't many "senior" pilots chomping at the bit to sell bottom end scope. If anything, the top end is more of a carrot for the bottom of the list than it is for those already at the top. There are plenty of very senior "scope hawks" as well as junior pilots who just aren't watching it very closely ATM. The resistance to further scope sales is coming from all across the seniority spectrum. That's why I just don't see it happening for you.

The industry is now several post BK contracts into this, and the line is being held quite strongly.

While you attempt to act better than others, you constantly resort to immature personal and ad hominem attacks and even thinly veiled threats. That's really classy of you, and it shows your character, as well as highlights the hypocrisy of the high and mighty tone you try to exude on one hand while resorting to that on the other.

Its clear that you either work for or have a strong vested interest in SKYW. That's fine, and I've said numerous times that they run a good operation and I give them credit for that. But IMO you're just not going to get larger flying for DL or UAL because the unions won't allow it, and they'd have to for you to be able to. That flying is 100% owned and controlled by the union pilot PWA's so relief would be needed for your airline to get the permission to fly bigger planes.

Of course, we can (and do) disagree on the likelihood of that permission being granted. You think its a 100% given, and I don't think it will happen. But even if it does, it will be the choice of the mainline pilot groups to decide to permit it for you. That it simply out of your hands.

I really don't see why that would upset you so much. I get that you're a SKYW fan, and that's fine. They've always been one of the better run regionals out there and I've said as much repeatedly. You're just not going to get larger planes to fly for DL or UAL in my opinion. Sorry if that offends you.

 

Holy Jeebus!! You two need to get a room and bro-slap each other a bit!

 

I don't disagree with you. All I'm saying is that the new generation is much more equipped to be "OK," with that sort of tech. I saw a child try to "swipe," the page on a book last week. Change happens. For the sake of our jobs and our livelihood, I hope you're right.

 

Flag of convenience airlines will kill off any good jobs much quicker than pilotless airplanes. 10 years or less and you won't have many options. the good paying legacy jobs, the regionals that serve them and many other airlines will be history. Terrible time to be getting into aviation.

 

Great story, thanks.

 

Delayed again, mid 2020 now reported. Better get comfy flying crj's and emb's.

 

Did I miss something? The article says E2 in 2020 and MRJ 2018.