if he is a strong supporter why hasn't anything been said about the regionals. 8 bullet points and not one about the whipsawing which I'd bet is the biggest issue dealing with the regionals. there seems to be quit alot said about pilot fatigue and working longer hours, well the guys at the regionals have consistantly been flying 85-95 hours.

so how does/did he support express when they lost 25% and what is he going to do in a couple of years when they can loose another 25%? what is he doing about gojets (alter ego carrier to get around trans states) pinnicle losing planes to mesaba because they don't have a contract. comair, mesa, asa, air wisci. I have yet to see anything about what ALPA plans to do. I did read an article in the ALPA mag about how expressjet is taking advantage of the opportunity that they got by having 25% of their fleet freed up. I find it funny that they used the word opportunity when they discribed their situation.

myself as an individual shouldn't have to call or email him directly to find out what ALPA's plans are to deal with the issues that are unique to the regionals. the regional are big enough that those issues should be out their in the forfront along with the one's to the majors.

You have no idea what was actually said in that interview -- only what the reporter chose to publish.

true but I have yet to see him or ALPA address the regional issues anywhere less and they have their own magazine to do that in.

Here's the vision statement he put to the Executive Council in January:

The Air Line Pilots Association, International, will spare no
effort to aggressively fight for the rights and needs of airline
pilots. We will work together—across all segments and corporate
brands—to restore our proud profession. We are committed
to the principle that our profession is best served by unifying
all pilots within our union and organizing all pilots within
our profession. ALPA pilots must embody the values of
solidarity, integrity, and tenacity as we work to accomplish
the goals of the union. Leaders commit to identifying and
aggressively addressing the concerns, aspirations, and ideas
of our members, and leaders will act decisively to move the
pilots’ agenda forward. When one ALPA pilot has a problem,
all ALPA pilots have a problem.

If that doesn't include you, I don't know what would.





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ALPA has done pretty well for ExpressJet. Even after the CAL announcement, ExpressJet pilots were able to gain contractual improvements. ExpressJet has not experienced whipsawing. If ExpressJet holding were to purchase or control another enitity and bring them in to fly their branded flying then you would see whipsawing.

CAL dropping the CPA is a management vs. management decision.