There are those kind of a**hats everywhere. My operation was 50/50 mil/civilian and had about 1/3 airline furloughees or former RJ guys who wanted out. The RJ guys stayed, except for one, in corporate operations. The furloughees, to a one, stayed here. Four went airline due to family changes where the schedule was paramount.

Corporates are starving for guys with good experience, it’s a generational turnover, just like the airlines.

GF

I seriously don’t know where the Corporate outfits are going to find qualified pilots over the next decade. As has already been stated several times on this thread, the Corpoations simply can’t or won’t compensate their pilots the way most of the Big 4 Airlines can. Every time I see one of these Corporate jets takeoff in front of me, I always wonder how many of those guys have their apps in at most of the majors. I suspect a good number of them, and what’s worse is their companies probably have no clue that they do. Both Corporate and the Regionals are going to be hurting big time for pilots in the next few years.

It’s all very cyclical, and there are “10%er” d-bags in all areas of the flying industry that help create images that the other 90% don’t necessarily deserve.

When airline hiring is good, Corp gets a reputation (maybe somewhat deserved) as a dumping ground for the broken toys that couldn't get to the big leagues. I worry (as a former airline and now Corp guy) that that will again be the case.

Expressjet lost its contract with delta which has caused them to close down their Atlanta base. Most operations have been moved out to Texas, and I believe they’re down to strictly 145 flying for United and 20 CRJ200s for American. I’m not at Expressjet and I’m sure there’s more to the story (SkyWest just opened Atlanta as a base).

I don’t have boots on the ground, so could be way out to left field, but Skywest inc. bought asa. Asa has a union and costs more to operate. I think you can take it from there. Jmho

Correct, way out in left field.

DAL is simply done with CRJ side of L-ASA of XJT.

If it was as you suspect, they would have shed themselves of the ERJ side of XJT long long ago.

Copy, I just have a friend at asa, and he felt this way. Could be a case where feelings get in front of reality.
I think the relationship is not good between SW inc and asa, and they feel they are being slowly suffocated.
Maybe asa dudes could chime in if they care

Is skywest pumping any money (e-190s) into ASA?

If it were simply about Inc/SGU management being anti union, it would have happened long long ago.

As in, when the ERJ/CRJ pilot group voted down the joke of a JCBA that was offered.

It probably never has been. Nor with the ERJ side of XJT. SGU has done NOTHING but a horrible since the acquisition of XJT by ASA, with SKW's money.

Most is nothing but a financial shell game.

Things not looking good? Simply blame XJT (ASA) for a failing operation and losing money......

I've done 91 and 135 corporate. I don't recall any 'anti airline' or 'them vs. us' attitudes.

Mostly complaining about the inconsistent bosses/trips/schedules/crappy equipment. We didn't 'love' our jobs and I feel like we were just as pragmatic about it as pilots in the 121 world.

There are “lifers” there as everywhere else. If you’re 50+, have kids in college, have a 15 minute commute, like the operation and the mgt, staying at a corporate can make sense for many.

GF