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Let me give you a little history lesson. 9E's -900 were bougt by 9e, with money hard earned by the pilots. We had no say in it, it was a surprise to us. I (and most other guys I know) could have cared less about them. We would have rather had the money go towards our labor in our next contract. And then there's Colgan.....Originally Posted by tpersuit
After reading the first post I couldn't help but think why you are complaining about Delta dropping you. You should look into history a little bit before you complain about losing flying that was just awarded to you.
And it was the same in 99 when the contract was signed. "Hey if ya'll dont take a raise you will be flying RJ's!!" So what, we like our saabs, show me the money instead. By some miracle the RJ's came anyways...
9e lost their MSP hub to Mesaba and lots of saabs as well. They have always been swapping Saabs. And in 2002 (?) 9E lost all 30 something of the saabs to XJ. And Compass took over MEM-BOS from 9e. Maybe even MEM-YYZ too but im not positive about that one. So dont act like 9e has never had flying "taken away" by another airline...
Oh goody! 9e lost 16 airplanes that should have been ASA's, even tho Pinnacle, not DL, bought them with money that should have gone to a contract! Goody some guys might get displaced or furloughed! Class acts.
You need to direct your frustration where it belongs, at airline managers, not at the pilots. And get off your expressjet pedestal for just an hour....
so whats your reasoning behind 9e pilots not having a contract for 3 years because they refuse to bend over and take it like so many others have?