Chitako/Continental Deal Not Done?

[Master Shake]

The Problem in this industry is the fan-boyism. Anytime someone attacks airline X you get the people who try and stand up for it. That whats wrong, Regionals shouldn't be a place that you like to work at and should just be there to get your pic and get out ASAP. The problem I don't understand is when someone attacks your airline you feel the need to come to its defense. If the upgrade time at an airline is 2 years, there should be no reason why you should be there more than 4. Remember these are just temporary

Adam,

First off I love your avatar. I've said it before, but it needed to be said again. Secondly, in theory you are correct, but in today's environment people aren't just using our airlines as a stepping stone. I don't have to point out the turmoil that's been happening since 2001. Until things get back to the way they were in the late 90's, we're all going to care about our regionals a lot more.

 

[PGTB]

I knew that comment would really bother you RAH guys. Sorry, but it's true.

You are clearly uniformed...Mesa is on the bottom of the bottom, others are close, but Mesa is the bottom.

 

[AdamKooper]

You are clearly uniformed...Mesa is on the bottom of the bottom, others are close, but Mesa is the bottom.

I thought PSA was even lower than Mesa.

 

[PGTB]

No, Mesa is the clear Bottom.

 

[GINCHBLASTER]

You guys are all so funny. "My airline is better than yours! We got a dollar an hour more!" "Well we have less seats, so there!" Its truly sad.

 

[skytrash969]

You guys are all so funny. "My airline is better than yours! We got a dollar an hour more!" "Well we have less seats, so there!" Its truly sad.

Man, I cant agree with you more!!!!!!!!! This board is just a joke, 90% of whats said here is bull s#i&!! WE ALL WORK FOR REGIONALS!!

 

[Turtlesfly]

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[Dubya]

The Problem in this industry is the fan-boyism. Anytime someone attacks airline X you get the people who try and stand up for it. That whats wrong, Regionals shouldn't be a place that you like to work at and should just be there to get your pic and get out ASAP. The problem I don't understand is when someone attacks your airline you feel the need to come to its defense. If the upgrade time at an airline is 2 years, there should be no reason why you should be there more than 4. Remember these are just temporary

......said the 6500 hour CRJ pilot?

Aaaalllrighty then.

W

 

[suupah]

You guys are all so funny. "My airline is better than yours! We got a dollar an hour more!" "Well we have less seats, so there!" Its truly sad.

True, I was reading in the paper today about starting salaries of other professionals with comparable education but less responsibility it was shocking how much we don't make.

but truth be told that is all we are worth or else they would pay us more.

 

[BankAccount=0$]

I'm sure it will be lost on the masses here on FlightInfo.com, but wouldn't it make more sense since we are all simply contractors to the majors to open a dialouge towards securing a future for ourselves as airline pilots. The "Regionals" are no longer a stepping stone towards a career with a legacy carrier. Whether we like it or not, there are fewer jobs available at the high end of the airline food chain. Everytime a 70-90 seat airframe is put online at a "regional" airline the goal of working for a "major" airline gets farther away. We as "regional" airline pilots are our own worst enemy, we revel in our respective companies gaining flying at any cost for a quick upgrade only to ignore the ramifications that it has on the industry as a whole. If you are going to fly an aircraft that is replacing a mainline aircraft then you shold be paid a equivalent amount for the capacity that said aircraft has replaced for the mainline partner.

Simply put, we are replacing the very jobs that we so desperatly seek. In the grand scheme of things (mainline) management has won, they convinced the senior pilots to allow scope relief to protect their jobs/pensions (at least what's left of them), and they found willing partners (ie, the regional carriers) to replace the junior pilots required to serve the market share they so desperately want to retain for a defacto B-scale wage.

We can cry all we want about how the union is doing nothing for us lowly regional pilots, but the fact remains that we are, and will continue to be our own worst enemy. Untill we as a whole decide to value our profession and as a result our earning potential above a municipal trash collector we will continue to be paid a sub-standard wage.

I'll be the first to say that I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I can see the writing on the wall. The "regionals" are going to be a place where you may spend a long time working and waiting for your big break. I'm just saying that if we're going to continue to replace jobs at the mainline level, we should be paid accordingly. The growth/ quick upgrade carrot is not enough to sell your future down the river.