Alfred Kahn dead at 93 years of age

[St. Nic]

I disagree, perhaps 30% of us would not be airline pilots, but 100% of those that did would have better paying, more stable jobs without it.

Deregulation made sense when the industry matured and abandoned the technological growth and advancement (fabric covered biplanes to 747s) that was provided by such protection. The ensuing years of yo-yo growth and contraction consumed many pilot's entire careers as the industry sought to find out how much air travel the public needed and at what price.

When internet ticket distribution came along, all that was learned by the first phase of deregulation was thrown out the window as airlines intensely competed on price where buyers had access to all fares listed lowest to highest. Now the price was set by the strongest airlines and the weaker ones completely neglected what their costs were, figuring they could become more competitive through labor concessions or bankruptcy or both.

The regional market did it by lowering hiring standards betting on a combination of overtaxed ATC to keep pilots on the ground and out of harms way and the reliability of modern equipment to keep the demand for the kind of skills experience brings to be unnecessary. The government recently closed that gambling table.

So I don't begrudge Alfred Kahn, but like ObamaCare it was frought with unintended consequences that overshadow most of the positive intentions.

And you sir made your mark at one of those coming from dergulation in desert heat. Never got to one of those better jobs did you?

 

[HA25]

And you sir made your mark at one of those coming from dergulation in desert heat. Never got to one of those better jobs did you?

Huh? Can you re-state that in IQ<130 terms?

 

[slaquer5]

He made it so Joe average and his family can afford to get on a plane and visit grandma. God speed to the man,he has done a lot of good.

 

[HA25]

He made it so Joe average and his family can afford to get on a plane and visit grandma. God speed to the man,he has done a lot of good.

all while turning the airline pilot from a "god" and near superstar, better paid than all but the best paid doctors and lawyers to just another "joe average"... bravo indeed..

 

[Jonny Sacko]

Hip Hip Hooray! Kahn Piss on you as you have done to my family for the entire deregulating period. Great day!

 

[HA25]

Be sure to tell all your friends to watch the next "Frontline" on PBS... get some more insight into the "benefits" of the deregulation act on 1978...

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/flyingcheap/

 

[slaquer5]

all while turning the airline pilot from a "god" and near superstar, better paid than all but the best paid doctors and lawyers to just another "joe average"... bravo indeed..

Actually a Captain of a major back in the 60s made more than a starting quarterback w/ the NFL.

 

[HA25]

Actually a Captain of a major back in the 60s made more than a starting quarterback w/ the NFL.

Yep.

....it was as one old retired PanAm 747 captain told me "A Cadillac a month"

Today's typical Caddy is north of $60K... so do the math.

 

[RT8VA]

If you look it up Joe Montana made 70k his rookie year as a number one draft pick out of Notre Dame. Hard to believe how those salaries have rocketed up.

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

He made it so Joe average and his family can afford to get on a plane and visit grandma. God speed to the man,he has done a lot of good.

Oh yeah.....Sure!! Never hate on a person but whizzing on his grave may be in order.....

Empty the bus terminals and put em on SWA......Listen to yourself!!! A lot of good?.....Lost pensions, crap wages, furloughs, ********************bag startups.....all for Joe Average!!

Oh yeah....and the race to the bottom.....funny how SWA is now the turd on top!! SUPER!!!!