To answer your first question bud...
What do I think about someone who flew for a fractional/regional and went to skybus? Well, this is my point of view....Have you ever heard the saying "There are always two sides of the story"? Before I start judging someone and start accusing him of being a scab or whatever, I would like to hear as to why he left a maybe better paying job? wether he/she did it for all the "right" reasons or not he/she made his decision. It'll catch up to him/her if he/she made the wrong decision.
Yeah there are some people that buy their jobs, or wh*re them selfs to get ahead, that's pretty much at every profession. Only bit**ing and complaining will not solve the problem, or not to mention being a di**. What other companies do (Skybus, GoJets, Virgin America) shouldn't matter to us, that's them. We have to fight to keep OUR employers in check, and keep them from trying to lower the bar even more! Trying to fix the whole airline industry is like trying to change everyone's human nature. It's like this, why try to fix your neighbor's family and bad habits when you have to keep your family in check and keep your bad habits in check.
We need to take care of OUR jobs, and if our management tries to pull something WE (co-workers at my company) have to fight for what's best for us. American pilots need to take care of American pilots, United pilots need to take care of United pilots, Eagle pilots need to take care of Eagle pilots...and so on and so forth. Everyone needs to stop blaming Skybus pilots, or skybus itself for OUR management's bull**it and OUR pilot groups slack!
Now to answer your second question..................(drumroll)...................
NO, I am noooooo were near a Skybus pilot. Dont plan to, and will never be. I dont want to move my family out of my home (texas) to relocate somewhere that's not home, and well, the salary isnt that great either
But like I said, just because I have my reasons for not going to skybus, or gojets it doesnt mean I'm gonna start denying anyone that works there jumpseat. Their employment doesnt affect me, and if it does at some point b/c my management screwes me....well then that means my company sucked after all and it doesnt do me any good work for them. But sooooo far so Good. So there ya go brotha :beer: Salud!