J/S on regional partners
05-06-2018, 01:39 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by Learjet driver
Ok you got me....UAL doesn’t own all of the express airplanes but they do own a lot of them. One thing that I’m sure of is, all of the seats in back are owned by United. Express employees shouldn’t be given priority in back. DOH period.
05-06-2018, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Learjet driver
UAL bought the airplane and owns all the “seats”. It sucks when a 2018 new Hire goes ahead of a 20 year UAL employee.
05-06-2018, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Learjet driver
Ok you got me....UAL doesn’t own all of the express airplanes but they do own a lot of them. One thing that I’m sure of is, all of the seats in back are owned by United. Express employees shouldn’t be given priority in back. DOH period.
05-07-2018, 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by crflyer
United doesn’t own all of its Express carriers’ airplanes. Also, it could be a 20 year Express pilot and a new hire UAL pilot going for the Express jumpseat.
05-07-2018, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rahlifer
The entitlement mentality of rj pilots is bothersome. Why should any regional pilot get priority over any mainline pilot regardless of who’s plane it is?
If you were the CA of the operating airline and your choice of two jumpseaters was a guy from your company or some UA pilot who would you choose?
05-07-2018, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Learjet driver
Ok you got me....UAL doesn’t own all of the express airplanes but they do own a lot of them. One thing that I’m sure of is, all of the seats in back are owned by United. Express employees shouldn’t be given priority in back. DOH period.
And maybe if Mainline pilots wouldn't have been so greedy and sold out all future pilots by being too good to fly the smaller jets at mainline, this wouldn't even have been a discussion.
05-07-2018, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Tpinks
And maybe if Mainline pilots wouldn't have been so greedy and sold out all future pilots by being too good to fly the smaller jets at mainline, this wouldn't even have been a discussion.
05-07-2018, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Learjet driver
It sounds funny when these Express Carriers say “our metal”..... UAL bought the airplane and owns all the “seats”. It sucks when a 2018 new Hire goes ahead of a 20 year UAL employee.
But get real, the JS belongs to the guy flying the jet. If legacy pilots want RJ JS priority, we should force-integrate regional pilot groups into our respective lists.
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