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Dont like the direction this is going in....

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November 4, 2005—In this issue:
[FONT=Helvetica,Verdana,Arial][/FONT] Bush Administration Pushes Foreign Ownership of U.S. Airlines[FONT=Helvetica,Verdana,Arial][/FONT] Protests and Demonstrations Being Planned[FONT=Helvetica,Verdana,Arial][/FONT] Avoiding Avian Flu
Bush Administration Pushes Foreign Ownership of U.S. Airlines
Yesterday, the Bush administration launched a notice of proposed rulemaking to change the control provision of the law governing foreign ownership and control of U.S. airlines. By attempting this NPRM, the administration is clearly trying to avoid and bypass the role of Congress.
ALPA's president, Capt. Duane Woerth, met with senior administration officials yesterday to get an explanation, and along with ALPA's Government Affairs staff, met with many members of Congress and their staff, who had just returned from briefings by the administration.
"Three things are clear," Capt. Woerth said. "First, the principal motivation behind this is to appease the European Union, which wants to clearly own and control U.S. airlines and has made it a condition of continuing bargaining over our U.S. and European Union multilateral trade agreement. Secondly, many members of Congress are very unhappy with the administration's jurisdictional grab or overreach. And third, U.S. airlines themselves are all over the map on whether they support this--or oppose this--or even understand it."
The public comment period will last 60 days, but the amount of time after that before a final rule on an NPRM is issued varies extremely widely--from many months to many years. What will happen or when or if a final rule will be issued after the public comment period is very unclear. ALPA will monitor and report on this crucial issue.
 
This is good news. This is part of the open skies with the EU. This will lead to increased flying for UPS and IPA crews.
 
OpenSkies said:
This is good news. This is part of the open skies with the EU. This will lead to increased flying for UPS and IPA crews.
Sure, piloted by the less expensive crews from...........
 
"Sure, piloted by the less expensive crews from..........."

Less expensive crews typically equal less experienced crews. Less experienced crews typically equal more aircraft mishaps. More aircraft mishaps equal greatly reduced profits from subsequent lawsuits etc.


Airlines don't set their hiring minimums because they like to hire old guys.
 
Like, the present system is working really well. :rolleyes:

Thanks ALPA. :smash: :angryfire Funny how you believe what Worthless says now.

What is fails to mention is that US airlines can buy EU airlines. If "someone" would get on the stick, we could have a world-wide effective pilot certificate instead of all this other crap, increasing job opportunities for some to go abroad.
 
Less expensive crews typically equal less experienced crews. Less experienced crews typically equal more aircraft mishaps. More aircraft mishaps equal greatly reduced profits from subsequent lawsuits etc.
I wish that were true.....
 
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"What is fails to mention is that US airlines can buy EU airlines. If "someone" would get on the stick, we could have a world-wide effective pilot certificate instead of all this other crap, increasing job opportunities for some to go abroad."


Please.....you think this is going to benefit any pilots in this country in the long run?? Wake up. Cheap foreign labor and the almighty $$ is all this is about. Plus, I doubt foreign airlines will be hiring those "yankee" Americans en masse any time soon. Unlike us, they seem to try and employ their own citizens.


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"More aircraft mishaps equal greatly reduced profits from subsequent lawsuits etc."

Don't kid yourself. Safety will never be a no-go consideration in this. There is an "acceptable" risk. Besides, do you actually think planes are going to start dropping from the skies due to less-experienced crews?? If that were the case, some of the regionals in this country that have been hiring 500 hour pilots would be dropping like flies.


Every 121 pilot out there should be contacting their representatives in DC telling them to vote no on this. Get your family members to do the same.
 

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