This is going to be an ugly year
 

This has gotten completely out of hand. There are too many regionals and way to many regional jets. Right now, Republic holdings cant even staff the continental planes they have plus they are getting frontier flying, Skywest has to hire 70 per month to even staff the planes they have (let alone the planes they have ordered) Pinnacle and ASA have people leaving to the majors at record past and are way short on pilots, Mesaba is hiring again, ExpressJet is starting their own airline, American Eagle is even upgrading again, and now there is Compass forming.

Managements of Airlines are going to cause the public to become furious becuase of cancelled flights. They wouldnt pay their pilots to fly 76 + jets and now they are farming them all out. With the majors starting to hire, there will be MASS EXODUS at the regionals within the next 2 years. Not only is this a safety hazard with all the low time pilots we will have, but it just doesn't make sense.


A good solution would have been to keep all flying 76 and above at mainline, which would have brought back every furlough and then some new hires. This also would have kept the regionals better staffed. All of these airlines try to be as cheap as they can and now they are going to pay the ultimate price by farming out all of this flying to all of us.

Interesting "sky is falling" perspective.

Funny how we all think we have the answers. As if there's something that we all know, that they don't.

Bottom line, the industry is up in the air and where it will all fall, who really knows? Mistakes are bound to be made, by both the airlines and their employees.

BUT bitching and moaning like a broken record while we all continue to beat the dead horse is really getting ridicules.

No offense, I’m sure that this thread will go 5-6 pages deep with posters who are still willing to pile on your Soap Box with you.

Like I said, no offense!

Jetjock16, thats for all the help again...... and again....... and again with the jungle junk info!

No problem, I try to help others as much or more than I've been helped. The Bro a great bird, jet guys will make fun of it but you'll soon understand why Bro pilots don't care. I've got a lot of great memories flying it and most all of the CA's I've flown with are great. A few exceptions but a great group.

ENJOY!!

when is the sky not falling?????????:rolleyes:

Shut up already.

Roll with the punches.

I went to one of you guys group interview todaywith hopes of maybe hearing that I could come over there and be on the EMB...but they said everyone with any amount o turbine time has to go to the jet?? Oh well , i still liked what they had to say. As much as I know its wrong I think I am about to make a lateral move that will put me back in the right seat. I'm just losing hope for any kind of life and all the T-PIC I have seems to be getting me no where fast :rolleyes:

Good Luck M

B

I might see ya soon