Don't Want To Work At Southwest Or Alaska If The Following Is True

[SWA GUY]

I'm not saying it wasn't. My point was .Gov wasn't watching Wall St or the investment banks like they probably should have. In this video it's said that the FAA doesn't keep an on eye Boeing because it trusts Boeing to police itself.

Well.... the Gov, under the hands of Barney Frank and Chris Dowd, wrote the rules for the investment banks and Wallstreet, not to mention Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The House and Senate banking committees were warned on numerous public occasions that the Affordable Housing Act would eventually sink our housing and banking markets. They chose to ignore this information.

The person directly responsible for watching Wallstreet, at the time of the banking collapse, was none other than the Chairman of the New York Federal Reserve. His name was Timothy Gietner. Guess what his position is today...

 

[Flyer1015]

produced by aljazerra tv. enough said.

Al Jazeera. "Enough said?" What, exactly, is enough said? Al Jazeera is a news network based in Doha, Qatar, and features both Arab and western news cast/hosts. Or are you just like the many thousands of ignorant Americans who hears an Arabic-phrase and instantly thinks "terrorists!" Take your paranoia elsewhere, al Jazeera is a news network and this 737 documentary is actually pretty good.

 

[jonjuan]

The whole collapse is the govs fault not wall street! The gov made banks give loans to people who couldnt afford it. All under the guise of " affordable" housing.

Finally, someone with some intelligence on here. Barney Frank and his goonies pushed through the concept of "Every american should be able to own a house." Jesus H-not everyone should be able to.

 

[Chief Pilot]

Moral of the story: Don't crash your 737NG and you'll be just fine.

 

[dispatchguy]

I was talking to a new maint controller at my airline who used to work for Boeing at Renton, he said that every 73NG fuselage that arrives comes littered with bulletholes as rednecks from around the country take potshots at the aircraft while they are on the train from the fuselage build location to Seattle...

He said the first thing that they do upon arrival is go on bullet hole detail to patch up all the holes....he NEVER saw a fuselage without some redneck bullet holes....

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

And this thread is a great example of why the mods should make some changes.

 

[goodgig]

Why? What should the mods do?
Hammer to fit and paint to match. Nothing new there.

 

[bizicmo]

Well.... the Gov, under the hands of Barney Frank and Chris Dowd, wrote the rules for the investment banks and Wallstreet, not to mention Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The House and Senate banking committees were warned on numerous public occasions that the Affordable Housing Act would eventually sink our housing and banking markets. They chose to ignore this information.

The person directly responsible for watching Wallstreet, at the time of the banking collapse, was none other than the Chairman of the New York Federal Reserve. His name was Timothy Gietner. Guess what his position is today...

Yeah it was the gov's fault, sarcasm. next it will be the gun producers fault for gun deaths in america. and car and alcohol producers for drunk driving accidents.
How about lack of ethics by corporate leaders, bankers, to make a quick dollar without considering long term issues.
just because something things can be done doesn't mean they should be done. I'm all for the government letting us make our own decisions like adults should be able to do. my problem is with the lack of morality and ethics on the top of the food chain.

 

[jonjuan]

Yeah it was the gov's fault, sarcasm. next it will be the gun producers fault for gun deaths in america. and car and alcohol producers for drunk driving accidents.
How about lack of ethics by corporate leaders, bankers, to make a quick dollar without considering long term issues.
just because something things can be done doesn't mean they should be done. I'm all for the government letting us make our own decisions like adults should be able to do. my problem is with the lack of morality and ethics on the top of the food chain.

Let's chalk it up to personal responsibility instead of blaming the boogeyman, bankers, rich people, etc. Bottom line is that you had to be a complete idiot to be taking $400K loan for a 2,000 SF house with no money down while making $50K/year especially when the house was "worth" $200K 2 years ago. Can't prove your income? No problem, just sign here and promise me you're making that and we got a deal. Here's your money. Now don't forget to get your credit card limits increased so you can outfit the house with everything pottery barn. After all, you only need to pay the minimum every month. When the house doubles in value in 3 years, you'll be rich.
It's all about "Free will." If it appears to be too good to be true, it probably is. Personal responsibility is apparently a foreign concept for many in this world.

 

[bizicmo]

I can agree with that

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

Bottom line is that you had to be a complete idiot to be Making $400K loan for a 2,000 SF house with no money down while making $50K/year especially when the house was "worth" $200K 2 years ago. Can't prove your income? No problem, just sign here and promise me you're making that and we got a deal. Here's your money.

Stupid cuts both ways. And we (everyone but the bankers) end up having to pay.

How about a good mainline vs regionals thread? Something at least flight-related.

I hear that all pilots (incl. former) from XJ are dumber than a box of hair and Delta should never hire them. Is that true? Discuss.

 

[Bill Nelson]

What is silly is that Airtrannies are actually trying to complain about seniority. They are half a decade away from the soup line without the SWA deal. Take the money and STFU.

 

[kwick]

What is silly is that Airtrannies are actually trying to complain about seniority. They are half a decade away from the soup line without the SWA deal. Take the money and STFU.

Some people are always looking to
Get ahead at the expense of others.
The American public doesn't want to
Fly with somebody that took a "short-
Cut" to the Left Seat.

Pay your dues, put in.your time,
Learn your profession and acquire
The seniority,on your own, to earn
Your Captain's Seat.

Some things just are not
For sale.Jackwagon.

 

[Bill Nelson]

Pay your dues, put in.your time,
Learn your profession and acquire
The seniority,on your own,

You make my point. As soon as you have the qualifications and aptitude to get hired at SWA you can start earning your way into a SWA left seat. Not a moment before. The fact that your airline was vulnerable and cheap does not give you rights to fly a purple airplane around with our passengers.

 

[kwick]

You make my point. As soon as you have the qualifications and aptitude to get hired at SWA you can start earning your way into a SWA left seat. Not a moment before. The fact that your airline was vulnerable and cheap does not give you rights to fly a purple airplane around with our passengers.

"gear Down, Junior and
STFU"

 

[SMcC]

Al Jazeera. "Enough said?" What, exactly, is enough said? Al Jazeera is a news network based in Doha, Qatar, and features both Arab and western news cast/hosts. Or are you just like the many thousands of ignorant Americans who hears an Arabic-phrase and instantly thinks "terrorists!" Take your paranoia elsewhere, al Jazeera is a news network and this 737 documentary is actually pretty good.

Yeah, give us all a break. Al Jazeera just loves the USA (sarcasm intended). What could their motivation have been to produce this documentary, with all the sinister sounding background music, are they safeguarding the public's safety? No, it's obviously intended as a shot at the US. The information presented is superficial and anecdotal at best. And the 3 crashes they made example of were presented in a very twisted way. Those planes broke up because they crashed (Hello!), they didn't crash because they broke up!!! And how many times can they get away with showing pictures of Embraers while talking about the 737? ZERO!!!

And as far as the original post is concerned, I doubt Soutwest or Alaska hire many fans of Al Jazeera.

 

[waveflyer]

All I hear is blah blah blah on allsides.

Btw- it's very easy to NOT fly for Alaska or southwest or continental or American or delta or ......

 

[bluesideup1]

Let's chalk it up to personal responsibility instead of blaming the boogeyman, bankers, rich people, etc. Bottom line is that you had to be a complete idiot to be taking $400K loan for a 2,000 SF house with no money down while making $50K/year especially when the house was "worth" $200K 2 years ago. Can't prove your income? No problem, just sign here and promise me you're making that and we got a deal. Here's your money. Now don't forget to get your credit card limits increased so you can outfit the house with everything pottery barn. After all, you only need to pay the minimum every month. When the house doubles in value in 3 years, you'll be rich.
It's all about "Free will." If it appears to be too good to be true, it probably is. Personal responsibility is apparently a foreign concept for many in this world.

Sad state we live in when no one can take responsibility for their own actions.

 

[waveflyer]

Sad state we live in when no one can take responsibility for their own actions.

And the wall treat bankers still granting themselves $billions in bonuses- when do they get to be responsible?
This thread will be in the NAChat section soon enough as you guys continue to stick up for the immorally rich

 

[flyboyike]

Now mcdonnel/Douglas ships are unbreakable...

Unless they have...oh, never mind.