In bankrupcy proceedings is the job of the judge to protect the ones that have their cash on the line (creditors). He or she will weight heavily what the creditors want (merge). Horton is only worried about his own job.
The finance people (beancounters) behind doors don't give a crap about employees. As long as airplanes takeoff is all good. Seniority disputes is at the bottom of their priorities. We as pilots get the ulcer and they keep the cash. Wow what a concept.
The pilots that are 64 years old may go on medical leave and burn their sick time, MAY. So it's difficult to predict how many pilots will be needed to replace those guys. Until Dec 7,2012 (Age 65 kicks in) nothing is for sure. After that date when guys have to leave, they(mngmt) will have a...
At US Airways there are MANY pilots over 63 right now with 1,500 hours of sick bank and they don't want to leave. They rather loose 1,500 hours of FULL pay than stop working. What a bunch of scumbags!!! Yeah!! blame it on the 5 ex-wives.
Sorry to hear that, but new hires will be typed and can fly as IRO (International Relief Pilot) on international segments (ICAO rules). And yes, even on the E190. So that's why they need ATP.
The airline pilot profession in the United States is dead.
The airline pilot profession in the US is not dead. It is just very different from what it was. Between corporate raiders(CEO's) and unions our job has turned in being basically "glorified bus drivers", so we get treated like such...
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