No problem since I always fly Southwest .
Looks like the unholy alliance of suck known as the AA and US merger is off to a great start. They are probably the two worst airlines in the western world not named Ryanair.
I booked a flight on US for a trip later in the summer, I think I'm starting to regret that.
I don't know how doing another merger will help USAir. You have 2 pilot unions that hate each other due to the USAir/America West merger. Now you have to get Americans pilot union added in there. So now the merged AA will have three pilot unions to please.
No problem since I always fly Southwest .
I was shocked at how low the starting pay was for new pilots. I always thought this was an elite job position.
Used to be, until the " Free Market " made sure unskilled lazy workers like commercial airline pilots got their FAIR PAY! Working almost every day, only being paid while flying, with little benefits after years and years of training and experitise make them into a someone who can fly a jet? Sounds like lazy welfare takers to me, probably muslim liberals
I can't imagine the fun going on at, what is it called now? My brother works part time at the U.S. Air commuter, and he says it's a royal mess. But same job, same pay is a good standard to fight for.
Sounds like he works for Express, they work the piss outta those guys lol... I'm mainline though, we handle the aircraft with a hundred something seats and up
And about the whole same job, same pay... That ain't even the half of it.... They want to pay us at $27.00 an hour though.. But at the expense of out scope which is the best in the whole industry... We want a fair raise without any cost to us (jobs!)
Isn't Express still services by Republic and its subsidiaries? Republic, Chatauqua, Shuttle America, etc.? If so, that would basically be a different company paying them.. If not, that would be weird.. having Company A paying wages to Company B's pilots.
Though if it were like a subcontract, that would be a different story.
BL.
Sounds like he works for Express, they work the piss outta those guys lol... I'm mainline though, we handle the aircraft with a hundred something seats and up
And about the whole same job, same pay... That ain't even the half of it.... They want to pay us at $27.00 an hour though.. But at the expense of out scope which is the best in the whole industry... We want a fair raise without any cost to us (jobs!)
No surprise here:
Newly merged American Airlines faces labor problems
Good luck to you! Someday management will figure out that these kinds of inequalities makes it tough to deliver good customer service in a customer service industry. While there is the captive customer factor in some markets, they can't afford to be loathed so hopefully they will see the light. The real problem is building on the mess of the U.S. Air/America West merger. Better to start over fresh with equality of wages.
Just like with the record labels, I remember a time when the CEO of an airline was also a pilot. So they knew firsthand what went into what a pilot does and the wages they had.
Unfortunately, those times are gone, as now the rule of business is all about bottom lines, profit margins, revenue, bean counters, and corporate buzzwords. They need to stop seeing their pilots as the means to a revenue stream and treat them as humans with families to feed and roofs to keep over their heads.
BL.
Just like with the record labels, I remember a time when the CEO of an airline was also a pilot. So they knew firsthand what went into what a pilot does and the wages they had..
You should be okay, depending on where they are and which metal you get. MD80s? good luck with that. Anything else, you should be okay.
BL.
Seems the businessmen have done a good job running their business into the ground all by themselves.Pilots don't run businesses because they're not businessmen. They're pilots.
Pilots don't run businesses because they're not businessmen. They're pilots.
Seems the businessmen have done a good job running their business into the ground all by themselves.
When you pick a specialized profession, you do somewhat get "pigeonholed". That's life.bradl said:And who said that pilots couldn't become businessmen? Talk about pigeonholing someone within the bounds of a single profession with no room to grow.