Frontier Owned By Republic - Question For Delta Pilots

[trip]

Too bad mainline does not have a "desire to fly the big RJ's" because this is an advantage for management. They know that mainline pilots can be easily bought off for a few sheckles and they will in turn allow the Rj's to be used for undercutting and whip sawing at the regionals.
The mainline MEC's and ALPA types hold all the power and could put a stop to this if they choose to.
Don't hold your breath.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

You got me, just offer me a dollar an hour raise you can have the 100 seaters. If it doesn't have 3 FAs I dont want to fly it.

 

[Full of LUV]

Should be your worst fear....

Too bad mainline does not have a "desire to fly the big RJ's" because this is an advantage for management. They know that mainline pilots can be easily bought off for a few sheckles and they will in turn allow the Rj's to be used for undercutting and whip sawing at the regionals.
The mainline MEC's and ALPA types hold all the power and could put a stop to this if they choose to.
Don't hold your breath.

Your solution should be your worst fear. The only way the MEC / ALPA will get that flying back is if it is done even cheaper than it is being done now.
Converting a bunch of $70K a year regional captain jobs into $60K a year mainline jobs does nothing to "help the profession".
What has to happen is have a universal line in the sand and have ALPA enforce it amongst all of the unionized groups with whatever clout they can muster.
Bottom line is RJ's are only competitive up to a certain cost factor, and the truth is maybe a "livable" wage flying the RJ makes the whole operation unprofitable....not as though they are making a profit now.

 

[fob727]

I agree with you 100 percent. However, it appears that you didn't go to college, or even do well in high school. That leads readers to assume you don't know what you're talking about... which discredits your (valid) argument. Please... learn when to use apostrophes.

Talk about ANAL.....

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

From Richard Anderson's LCA meeting recently.....RAH will have trouble with Milwaukee and Denver competition and he didn't anticipate continuing a relationship with them so long as the contract is honored and followed to the letter. Separate companies etc.

Not sure what that means, but he didn't view it as a large threat but addressed the competiton factor with a regional-running-a-big airline indirectly.