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This is what happened at USAIR.
Outsourcing your Job
One issue that we want to address is the continued outsourcing of our airline to the “regional carriers.” These are the former jobs of US Airways pilots and former US Airways pilots (read furloughees). Our routes that are being flown by the likes of Republic, Mesa, Air Wisconsin and PSA equate to more than 1,500 Captains and 3,000 fewer First Officers on our property. The size of our route structure remains constant. Recall the cities that were flown when we flew 450 aircraft with 6,000+ pilots (just on the East); we still fly to those same cities, the difference is that 2/3rds of our departures are being flown by contract “regional carriers.” Every RJ you see equates to 14 former mainline jobs. As you count these scurrying jets on the ramp and count the number of 170s on mainline gates, you will get a clear understanding what has happened to our careers — why you are not a Captain; why you have been on reserve for an eternity and worst of all, why we continue to have brother and sister pilots on the street. As stated clearly by Management in a recent Crew News, the continuation of this outsourcing, as well as possible increases in this outsourced flying, is a strategic business plan. We need to enhance our scope provisions in our next negotiations in an effort to recapture the routes of our airline. ALPA gave away the store in this area (and many others), and it has been one of the most devastating losses this pilot group suffered, in our opinion ranking second just after our pension giveaway by ALPA. With Mesa Airlines’ recent bankruptcy, it is time to evaluate the regional outsourcing, and we must maintain our focus on protecting our future and the jobs not only lost, but the potential loss of more jobs to future scope infringements.
Outsourcing your Job
One issue that we want to address is the continued outsourcing of our airline to the “regional carriers.” These are the former jobs of US Airways pilots and former US Airways pilots (read furloughees). Our routes that are being flown by the likes of Republic, Mesa, Air Wisconsin and PSA equate to more than 1,500 Captains and 3,000 fewer First Officers on our property. The size of our route structure remains constant. Recall the cities that were flown when we flew 450 aircraft with 6,000+ pilots (just on the East); we still fly to those same cities, the difference is that 2/3rds of our departures are being flown by contract “regional carriers.” Every RJ you see equates to 14 former mainline jobs. As you count these scurrying jets on the ramp and count the number of 170s on mainline gates, you will get a clear understanding what has happened to our careers — why you are not a Captain; why you have been on reserve for an eternity and worst of all, why we continue to have brother and sister pilots on the street. As stated clearly by Management in a recent Crew News, the continuation of this outsourcing, as well as possible increases in this outsourced flying, is a strategic business plan. We need to enhance our scope provisions in our next negotiations in an effort to recapture the routes of our airline. ALPA gave away the store in this area (and many others), and it has been one of the most devastating losses this pilot group suffered, in our opinion ranking second just after our pension giveaway by ALPA. With Mesa Airlines’ recent bankruptcy, it is time to evaluate the regional outsourcing, and we must maintain our focus on protecting our future and the jobs not only lost, but the potential loss of more jobs to future scope infringements.
