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Originally Posted by skydog  However it can't be denied that, as a group, the folks flying the big jets for the big bucks have an interest in ensuring that the the rest of the pilot population not fly big jets, or even small jets for little bucks. |
Eureka, I think you've got it! In order for "the folks flying the big jets for the big(?) bucks" to keep doing it that way of course they want
every flying job to pay well.
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One need look no further than the mainline RJ scope clauses to find evidence of that. If the mainline pilots had their way, all the guys at the regionals would be zipping around in 30 seat turboprops for the rest of their careers, thereby denying those guys a chance to have a decent career. Why should I as a little guy, support that?
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Scope clauses have nothing to do with keeping the other guy's pay low and everything to do with preventing management's from whipsawing pilot groups
thus bringing everyone's pay down!
Your quote above
should read:
"If the mainline pilots had their way, all the guys at the regionals would be zipping around in 30 seat turboprops for 2 or 3 years and then moving up to the mainline airlines where all of the jet flying is, thereby ensuring everyone has a fabulous career flying high-paying equipment. As a little-guy, I absolutely support that!"
Kevin