Your argument might not be so laughable if those “Spokane Indians” weren’t already flying Delta passengers in airplanes painted in Delta colors on tickets with the DL code.
Oh the “I already fly airplanes with an airlines name + Con/xpres/agle on the side, where’s my job?” argument. Yay.
I flew with plenty who had that viewpoint, who ironically enough are still there. You can laugh at the argument all you want but at the end of the day, one can choose to make decisions to try to change their situation, or decide to maintain the status quo. But one carrier has made it clear how they feel about flows from regional carriers, and for that to change, would take several layers of managment culture to disappear overnight, which is beyond unlikely.
Don’t mistake my intentions. I want every pilot to reach their dream job. This community was started to share information and network towards that goal. I’ve just seen the impact that hiring standards can have, and when it comes to having to deal with an employee for 30+ years, “Hey we just got this contract for 30 airplanes with XX carrier in 3
Months and we need to staff it right now with whoever is available” isn’t a paradigm that I want involved in a 30 year career position. Don’t tell me this isn’t happening in the regional world.
Like I also said, the “let’s farm our flying” ship sailed long ago, and has been debated ad nauseum here. I’m not trying to start that over. I’m merely stating that while flows seem to be the answer some management groups are taking, the vast majority are still still retaining some control.