Shorty
Your handle would indicate you already know this...
Roughly half the movements of the US3 on a daily basis are flown by their regional contractors - whose atrocious and subpar wages of Cabin Crew and pilots SUBSIDIZE the Majors.
FO's on food stamps for many years if my memory serves me correctly...nothing like a little whipsawing of carriers every contract renewal...Comair put up a good fight though right?
You can beatch about about EK all you like (goodness knows we do) but we have never furloughed a pilot or downgraded an FO in 30 years due market conditions.
Many a furloughed major US airline pilot came here when they were kicked out onto the street by the mighty three (6?) and were luckily able to SUBSIZE the food on their table & their mortgages when their employer would not.
A little clarity please for those shorty on memory.
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