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the sad reality is that all too many at AWA would be thrilled with a 10% payraise. I'm sure I'll get a few 'if you don't like it here go to ups comments..."
Pilots complain about the erosion of the profession but too many of us seem unwilling to reverse the trend.
Well I would argue that the determination of pilots at DAL, UAL, AA, NWA over the last twenty years has made those careers much MORE profitable than 20 years at AWA. Prior to 9-11 DAL had captains making 350k/year and FO's making 220k/year. After 9-11 and a FIFTY percent paycut they still make more than any AWA captain. Furthermore even with a cancelled pension they have something like 30k per year coming their way in retirement on top of any B plan. So yes I would say pilots can win if they get unified and fight for something decent. Too many of us in this industry have the attitude that things are the way they are and our hands are tied. That attitude won't get us far. I hope we merge with DAL just to get some more determined pilots on property.
...and that's just it ...you won't. Those $350,000 paychecks,if there were any such things, were earned prior to the advent of deregulation. Working for an airline back then was much like working for the local utility company (ie your costs go up well, by golly, just file some paperwork with the CAB and raise your ticket prices. Problem solved.) Deregulation has eliminated that option. It is now market forces at work and the market has spoken. "$500 dollars and no more for my ticket" Companies either adjust to the realities of the new marketplace or they cease to exist, plain and simple. I don't like it any more than the next person,but it is what it is.
PHXFLYR
Talk about clueless! 350k was earned by some Delta 777 Captains until 12-2004. Me thinks you do not work in the airline industry. Stick to something you know. Maybe knitting or arts and crafts?
Talk about clueless! 350k was earned by some Delta 777 Captains until 12-2004. Me thinks you do not work in the airline industry. Stick to something you know. Maybe knitting or arts and crafts?
If you want to find some of the most clueless airline employees on the planet, one need not go further than Phoenix Arizona. Those folks work for chicken feed and still blow kisses at their god Doug Parker every chance they get. Being from the Midwest and growing up in legacy aviation I have never witnessed anything like it. It is truly bizzar.
Get a clue people...he is filthy rich...you are not.
Are these the same 777 Captains that took the lump sum and then "cut and run" leaving you to hold the bag?
PHXFLYR
Are these the same 777 Captains that took the lump sum and then "cut and run" leaving you to hold the bag?
PHXFLYR