Typhoon1244
Member in Good Standing
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- Jul 29, 2002
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I just took my ATP certificate out of my wallet and looked it over...just to make sure. It says I'm an "Airline Transport Pilot" who holds type ratings in the EMB-120 and CL-65. It was issued by the F.A.A., the same Administration that licenses major airline pilots.
The word "Express" doesn't appear anywhere.
I had gotten used to being treated like a second-class citizen by passengers and a handful of my mainline bretheren. But now, to have my own union putting me into my own little box with my own cute little newsletter? (I already had a newsletter from my union: it's called Air Line Pilot magazine!)
It's possible that Mister Woerth and his mindless staff were attempting to make us feel included by changing our name (from "Regional" to "Express") and creating this newsletter, to show us how concerned they are about us. All they showed me is that they're not only committed to keeping the wedge between us and the mainlines, they want to drive it deeper. What's next, new smaller ALPA pins for "Express Pilots?"
I'm not an RJDC member, and I haven't been disappointed in ALPA before...but I am now. Is this what I'm paying dues for?
ALPA members are all airline pilots! "Regional" at least had the virtue of being inaccurate. "Express" is just insulting.
Mister Woerth needs to wake up and smell the coffee before his "Express" pilots go looking for their own union. I hope he runs his cockpit with more intelligence than he shepherds this organization.
The word "Express" doesn't appear anywhere.
I had gotten used to being treated like a second-class citizen by passengers and a handful of my mainline bretheren. But now, to have my own union putting me into my own little box with my own cute little newsletter? (I already had a newsletter from my union: it's called Air Line Pilot magazine!)
It's possible that Mister Woerth and his mindless staff were attempting to make us feel included by changing our name (from "Regional" to "Express") and creating this newsletter, to show us how concerned they are about us. All they showed me is that they're not only committed to keeping the wedge between us and the mainlines, they want to drive it deeper. What's next, new smaller ALPA pins for "Express Pilots?"
I'm not an RJDC member, and I haven't been disappointed in ALPA before...but I am now. Is this what I'm paying dues for?
ALPA members are all airline pilots! "Regional" at least had the virtue of being inaccurate. "Express" is just insulting.
Mister Woerth needs to wake up and smell the coffee before his "Express" pilots go looking for their own union. I hope he runs his cockpit with more intelligence than he shepherds this organization.