I've flown with the Captain in the video and I'm sure he said more but it was convinently edited out.

That's awesome. Us CRJ folks are over that in 3 months. Efficient use of all our resources at its finest. Maybe I should transition over to the ERJ to get some of the good life. Oh wait.....

The only thing I can think of is the pilot group not seeing the bigger picture in regards to where we need to be staffed. The amount of overstaffing in ORD is insane.

So what's all this about CRJ FOs being denied ERJ transitions till August? Did I miss a memo? *** is up with that?

It's in the conference call notes from this weeks call. Oh wait, there are no notes even though that is supposed to be the most important avenue for communication.

The fact that we are putting new hires in any 175 class right now is pretty low on managements part. We can guess there is flying coming and that they don't want to be short staffed. But the difference in work loads between the two groups is appalling. Maybe that is what MT means when he says staffing is so great in his Q1 update. He only cares about 175 staffing.

Which is just so damn sad and pathetic. Whenever it suits them they play the religion card and of course, the media eats that up like candy. Glad they were kicked out of the airplane - some folks are so unreasonable and always end up playing the victim card.

Sorry I don't have dreams of being management, but I will give you my armchair quarterback analysis. I have used our "open door" policy and sent my concerns to KB, SL, CC a couple years ago. Got a response from SL (not surprising, great guy) that said things will get better. Reserve re-write was announced and empty promises made. No response from anyone else, but I basically showed where SW had lied about reserve coverage numbers that she had sent out in her communication to the FA's. How her reserve numbers weren't even close to actual numbers and it was the same for pilots. This was like 5 years ago. Nothing has changed.

Management is doing exactly what they should do. Get us to work as much as they can for as cheap as they can. We have pilots that feel it is acceptable to get paid 2% less then what every other airline gets paid to fly the same routes. It wasn't my decision to run lean after 117 and force pilots to extend their workday to cover lack of staffing. It wasn't my decision to not invest in software that utilizes staffing better. It wasn't my decision to keep 50% reserve staffing in ORD for the 175 and not utilize TDT to temporarily staff these other domiciles that are below 15% reserve coverage.

Time will tell if they can continue to do things "the way we have always done it" and have it work. Everyone is having to adapt to a new reality within the regionals. Apparently it is cheaper to chase away FO's and hire new ones vs doing the right thing. Again, I am rooting for SW success until I get the call. To those that have decided this is their final stop, I hope the handshake agreements hold up until their retirement.

Haha. Well played. Lured me in like you wanted to have a meaningful discussion, then show your true colors. Sorry to disappoint you but I worked hard to get where I was at. Worked night shifts while getting my licenses and raising a family. Yet, most have done the same which is why I don't feel like I am any better than others. Something you obviously struggle with.

I'm not mad, just tired. Tired of believing that things will get better, tired of working 90 hours a month and tired of being away from my family so much while those junior to me are wondering why they can't get any hours. Troll away all you want, but you failed to address anything I brought up above. If you are not already in SAPA, get your app in. You will do great ignoring concerns of your delegates and selling the company creed.

My apologies to everyone else on this thread for feeding the troll. Lesson learned...

Did united offer skw pilot interviews as they did forvejtvand commute air?