I dont hate the airline, i think they have the upper hand by getting cheap fuel and public register available.
Not Usair and never in the desert..........not enough money for me to go in the desert with those people....
I am glad you like the desert....
A320 Captain but not for USAPA and thank God I have never been laid off...not yet I better say.....so no desert for me. I dont like their Uniforms
Well bud, I worked for Aloha, and thought I had it made. I truly hope you never find yourself in my situation back then.
No, I don't necessarily like the desert. I do like the money and this job has opened my eyes to many new things. One of those things was the compensation injustice IN THE US when it comes to pilots. Yet sadly, it is widely accepted back home.
See, Emirates and other airlines in the region pay the going rate for fuel, despite popular misconceptions, but they don't have non-skilled labor making skilled-labor wages. Skilled labor is paid well, non-skilled, well, not really... I dont care how many years you've been throwing bags, that's a non-skilled job and pays as such. Well, not necessarily the case in the US. You don't notice or think about those things until you come out here. But hey, as a result, the first year FO will make an equivalent of 6-figures vs. in the US, the first year FO will make less than FA's. What's wrong with this picture??
Other factors are strategic decisions. For example, Emirates has become a global brand name for excellence in air travel. Why aren't any US carriers after the same thing?
To each their own, I suppose. You do have a point, but if things were all rosy in the US, you wouldn't have any US expats. The fact that so many expats are here says a lot. As I said, I just hope you never find yourself in the situation where you'd have to get on that plane. All I'm gonna tell you is that it's not as bad as you may think, and you might learn a few new things.