JoeMerchant
ASA pilot
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2005
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surely you realize that mainline pilots/alpa have NO INTENTION WHATSOEVER of flying a 90 seat plane....right? Please tell me you know that. If not, I'll lose a great deal of respect for you. That rate, IMO, is just ANOTHER slap at us regional 2nd class folks by ALPA National. It's another example of why we regional 2nd class folks should do whatever it takes to get ALPA OUT of our lives and something in place (if we must have something at all) that WILL work with OUR interests at heart. ALPA ONLY WANTS OUR MONEY. ESPECIALLY NOW SINCE ALL THE MAJORS HAVE TAKEN HUGE PAYCUTS!!!!! Duane and his buddies up there have boats/cars/mortgages/ex-wives&girlfriends to pay for.
I agree with everything you said except the part about mainline pilots having no intention whatsoever of flying a 90 seat plane. They are recalling mainline USAir pilots into the E190, which is going to be flown at mainline, for rates lower than our current 70 seat rate. At NWA, they will be recalling mainline pilots to fly 70 and 90 seaters at Compass which will be part of the mainline contract, but a separate certificate.