see your point Willie, but your focusing too much on pilots making or breaking any particular operation. Pilots are in fact a very small impact to the bottom line. A union guy might earn a bit more, but in the end he will fly 80 hrs just like a non union guy. Contract doctor from overseas to do your bypass surgery, or the resident surgeons of a respected hospital? The flight deck is probably the one place one would want the most experience. It's the big picture here that makes or breaks any new venture. If it doesn't work, pilots from the mainline won't even be a small reason why.