“They’re paying you to fly an airplane, and that’s pretty cool”

[waveflyer]

It was a nice rant though Bubba.

 

[belliott]

Cohen can suck it... he just needs more funding from regional airlines, aviation colleges, and other proponents that would benefit from the minimums being dropped so he can continue to visit his local tanning salon. Its high time for us to be compensated properly for our labors and for our management teams to stop accepting piss poor contracts to keep flying. If the travelling public only wants to spend 80 bucks to go from ICT to DEN perhaps they should drive.

 

[Ex737Driver]

I think he was referring to CAL.

Doesn't exist anymore. Not sure if ya got the memo.

 

[SWA Bubba]

Nice rant. But I am referring to duchebag Cohen's request for the government to provide MONEY to train pilots so that his industry doesn't feel the supply pinch and force his industry to pay living wages.

It WAS a nice rant, wasn't it?

Alright, I agree: Cohen's as misguided and knuckleheaded as others have pointed out. However, next time, you should be more specific in your naming of the "small government anti-regulation" crowd. Because my rant still stands, and the majority of us in this 'crowd' are against what he wanted for his or any other special interest or "noble cause."

Bubba

 

[fam62c]

I hate to say it but I predict that the retirement age will get raised and they will water down the new-hire experience requirements in order to insure a steady supply of inexpensive labor for the regionals and cheap tickets for the public. The government is not going to allow a looming pilot shortage to become a problem if they can do something about it. I'll be amazed if these things don't happen. It doesn't matter what we think because there's not enough of us to matter.

 

[Smarta$$]

It WAS a nice rant, wasn't it?

Alright, I agree: Cohen's as misguided and knuckleheaded as others have pointed out. However, next time, you should be more specific in your naming of the "small government anti-regulation" crowd. Because my rant still stands, and the majority of us in this 'crowd' are against what he wanted for his or any other special interest or "noble cause."

Bubba

That is the point. You can't find a more conservative organization than the Regional Airline Association. None are more anti-regulation, anti-tax, anti-labor. Yet thier hand is out for government money for THIER cause. Just like all the rest of them.

What government money do you support? Don't know, maybe free government paid training and weapons for those that join a militia? Maybe training and equipment to arrest anyone that looks "Mexican"? Free government training and equipment so you can arrest anyone who looks "liberal"? Maybe free government paid arms and armor so that you can see the new Batman movie and be a hero? Something! And if not, you are the extreme minority and not at all representative of elected conservatives or the heads of conservative organizations...