haughtney1 gets it. Good job mate.
No one is going to uproot themselves, let alone their families to come to fly for Cityjet to experience the same treatment.
Really? Interesting, then, that the agencies I have spoken to have a "significant" number of applications from Mesaba crews. Apparently, enough to cover the first ten aircraft or so. So they tell, me, anyway, but as they haven't put it in writing, perhaps it is all just a figment of my imagination...
I just don't know where the resentment is coming from.
You soon would if the US allowed an influx of (for example) Eastern European pilots, who would work for peanuts and would kill to get the benefits of life in the US. That is exactly why so many of them are moving into companies like Ryanair... because Ryanair is having trouble finding experienced crews in the EU. They would rather take people with a marginal grasp of English, than train some people themselves (although they are now so desperate that they are offering DECs and a bond, rather than insisting on a type rating).
I don’t like individuals getting involved in a discussion to which they have no right to debate the point since they are not remotely affected.
Then why are you involved in this discussion? I am involved because I have a close friend who is personally affected by this. What's your reason? If you don't have one, perhaps you should butt out.