Pilotyp,
I apologize for the positioning of my post. I didn't need to include your quote. I made the mistake of looking at your profile after I pushed the submit button, and it was then that I realized I was probably preaching to the choir. Thank you for your reasoned response.
I agree. To a point. ALPA did not adjust quickly enough to the changing industry, without a doubt. As for raising costs, it may be one of the reasons for our current situation, but it is only one in a myriad of others.
It certainly didn't help our public image, which was originally what this thread was concerned with before I sidetracked it.
Tailwinds,
Hog
I apologize for the positioning of my post. I didn't need to include your quote. I made the mistake of looking at your profile after I pushed the submit button, and it was then that I realized I was probably preaching to the choir. Thank you for your reasoned response.
pilotyip said:...However all that aside, ALPA did not adjust to a changing industry and kept raising the costs to airlines that allowed upstarts to come in a take away market share
I agree. To a point. ALPA did not adjust quickly enough to the changing industry, without a doubt. As for raising costs, it may be one of the reasons for our current situation, but it is only one in a myriad of others.
It certainly didn't help our public image, which was originally what this thread was concerned with before I sidetracked it.
Tailwinds,
Hog