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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 09:43 AM Original message |
Airlines Hiring "Very Substandard" Pilots |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. It would appear so |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. ... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
2. The problem is very heavily concentratedd on the regional airlines. |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. You get what you pay for. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. It's not just the regionals |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Note it said "maintain his standard of living" |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Yeah but most of us live up to our highest earnings |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. I guarantee you that the copilot is well paid. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:13 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. WTF? |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:15 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I know what they make... |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
34. No, he's not |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. So you're saying he only flies 44 hours a month? |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Regionals are providing low bid service to the mainline airlines |
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aquamarina (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
3. I find this stat remarkable... |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. just read this a.m. that airlines lost 9 billion this yr. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Have figured, for a long time, airlines WANT to go outta business |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. And people blame Amtrak it can't run at a profit....nt |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
6. They need to publicize this more. Buyer beware. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
9. you can see how this is going to go down |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. and the companies which survive |
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disndat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. More of Bush's deregulation horror stories |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. He wanted to bring back the robber barons. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
15. Soon enough pilots will be replaced by robots |
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jimmil (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
17. I would not say "VERY" substandard pilots... |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Southwest FOs are actually among the better paid... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I would guess that the other half of the military-to-pilot equation |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Not true |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Good to know |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'd also look at pilots flying double shifts and shifts with too little rest in between... |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Pilots don't work "double shifts" |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Ahh, 16 hours would be a single shift? Thanks for the clarification. |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. How do you fly from New York to Tokyo on an 8 hour work day? |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Problem is defining crew rest |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Thank you Rambo. That's kinda what I figured. nt |
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jimmil (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-09-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. No one can regulate a pilot's free time. |
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bdab1973 (597 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Crew rest is crew rest...the employer is not responsible for what you do in that time. |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
33. Regional Airlines Paying "Very Substandard" Wages |
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