Endeavor can't fill a class!

[1.3XVso]

Unless you are a Native American, you are an immigrant. My wife and I look back at our grandparents, they were all born outside of the US, Canada, Belgium, Norway, and England. Immigrants coming to this country is part of what makes it great. We are one of the few of the G-20 nations that have a birthrate that exceeds our death rate.

BTW These immigrants also fight for this country, it is a path to citizenship. You will find them in military cemeteries all over the United States.

The best post I've read! Also America does not have a national language.

 

[jynxyjericho]

This thread is officially off the rails. Blame the immigrants? How long has that been in your craw NEWSOUTH? Well someone just needs to invoke Godwins law and we can officially bed this one down.

 

[doh]

I'm a Native American. I was born here. And the remains they discovered that have Caucasian DNA give me as much right to claim native status as anyone.

 

[Indy319FA]

Unless you are a Native American, you are an immigrant. My wife and I look back at our grandparents, they were all born outside of the US, Canada, Belgium, Norway, and England. Immigrants coming to this country is part of what makes it great. We are one of the few of the G-20 nations that have a birthrate that exceeds our death rate.

BTW These immigrants also fight for this country, it is a path to citizenship. You will find them in military cemeteries all over the United States.

I don't think his point was directed at immigration in general, but foreign pilots coming here, building their time while driving wages down, and high tailing it out of here for the first high paying foreign gig they can get.

My family has been in this country since the mid 1700s. I have Cherokees in my ancestry. So what does this have to do with a modern, global economy? Nothing. This country for too long has sat back and allowed the Europeans to get away with murder when it comes to aviation. Airbus and its subsidies wrecked McDonnell Douglas. European pilots can come here, build their time, and head back to their protected jobs in Europe. We allow any of these guys to convert their licenses to US licenses. If I want to go fly it Europe I have to pay for an expensive course. The US needs to adopt a reciprocal policy when it comes to this stuff. If a country places restrictions on converting a US license then we should respond in kind if one of their citizens wants to work here. If the Europeans continue to subsidize Airbus, then the US should place tariffs on their products to reflect the subsidy. We have the biggest aviation market in the world, and everybody wants in. Its high time we started acting like the biggest kid on the block and using our economic might to protect our own people instead of trying to get along with everybody and playing nice.

 

[suupah]

+1 indy

 

[atpcliff]

Boeing gets direct and indirect subsidies now....I think MD and every other manufacturer did, also.

No foreigner can fly in the US without a passport or a green card. I have no problem with someone flying here with the legal right to work.

All American resident's ancestors, at some point, came here from some other continent or island.

 

[A-10_JetMech]

Aside from not filling classes; heard a rumor of 9e management telling DL that they won't be able to staff a good amount of flying they want us to do. Anyone hear anything? I'm sure this is no big shocker.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

Based on my research, it's not that they CAN'T, it's that they CHOOSE NOT TO. There are many apps on file. They aren't even bothering to call them (yes they meet the mins, no I have no clue why anyone would apply here) There is something fishy going on and it smells worse than dirty hooker coochie.

 

[A-10_JetMech]

Based on my research, it's not that they CAN'T, it's that they CHOOSE NOT TO. There are many apps on file. They aren't even bothering to call them (yes they meet the mins, no I have no clue why anyone would apply here) There is something fishy going on and it smells worse than dirty hooker coochie.

You are probably right. Nice analogy.

 

[suupah]

Based on my research, it's not that they CAN'T, it's that they CHOOSE NOT TO. There are many apps on file. They aren't even bothering to call them (yes they meet the mins, no I have no clue why anyone would apply here) There is something fishy going on and it smells worse than dirty hooker coochie.

What does that smell like?

 

[WMUSIGPI]

What does that smell like?

The inside of a CRJ.

 

[Freebrd]

The inside of a CRJ.

Haha touch?

Especially that first flight in the am

 

[russtgol]

Based on my research, it's not that they CAN'T, it's that they CHOOSE NOT TO. There are many apps on file. They aren't even bothering to call them (yes they meet the mins, no I have no clue why anyone would apply here) There is something fishy going on and it smells worse than dirty hooker coochie.

Bingo!

Created: 02/28/2014 1:26 AM WHEC.com
A government watchdog says it's not clear there is a shortage of airline pilots even though regional airlines have reported difficulty find enough pilots to hire.

The Government Accountability Office, which spent a year studying the issue, says the U.S. airline industry will need to hire 1,900 to 4,500 new pilots annually over the next 10 years.

According to a draft of the GAO report obtained by The Associated Press, there is pool of over 100,000 active pilots not currently working for airlines that carriers might be able to draw from.

The GAO says 11 out of 12 regional airlines have not been able to meet their hiring targets this year, but no major airlines have had similar difficulties. Major airlines generally pay significantly higher salaries than regional carriers.

 

[wms]

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[jynxyjericho]

Somehow it'll be the pilots fault.