So sorry UAE Airlines

[fareview]

Speaking of US bases...the US Forward Central Command and the the HQ of USAF 379th Air Expeditionary Wing are based in Doha.

Huge logistical hub for Afghan & other area ops.

fv

 

[Dumb Pilot]

If Emirates opened up US bases, hired US pilots, and offered good pay and benefits, would that change things? It's something worth considering...

Why would they do that? If anything, opening a base in Europe would be better for them since that is where the majority of the pilots at EK come from. With the economy in the EU the way it is, they have a steady stream of applicants from the EU to choose from so I don't really think they have the need to specifically target pilots here, after all they have plenty of applicants from the US as it is.

 

[Buford]

@formerdal I wasn't saying they should get it. I was saying that the US shouldn't put any money into it. These passengers will line up for as long as it takes in US airports if they want to enter the US.

 

[sniper]

Not directed at you aviatrix:

ALPA ***IS STILL*** working hard on this. So is the ALPA-PAC. There's no other organization that I'm aware of that is representing AIRLINE PILOT interests on this issue that is effective as ALPA and the ALPA-PAC. We might not win ultimately, but at the very least we can fight it.

Of course, most guys on this forum knows that ALPA sucks and does NOTHING for airline pilots. The apathy will continue, and the ME airlines will continue their relentless push towards cabotage, foreign ownership, and the eventual replacement of OUR widebody flying with THEIRS. Off the top of my head, I think Emirates has a couple hundred widebodies on order......where do you think they want to fly them from? Hint: It ain't out of Dubai International. Another hint: What's happening to Qantas right now? And it's not the removal of pork from their inflight meals that should concern you.......

I just saw at a recent presentation how Emirates/ME is "greasing the skids" towards the issues mentioned above. Unfortunately the exact details escape me as it was a lengthy presentation, but Emirates (or similar) just opened a nice office in downtown Washington where their lobbying efforts are based. The monarchy of one country just opened a wing at a Washington DC hospital and named it after himself. They also are currently building a soccer stadium in DC somewhere- a really nice one for kids. I forgot what the name was, but it was named so that EVERYONE knows who built it.....and it wasn't Delta or United Airlines.

Reasons why the future of this industry aren't particularly bright......It's going to suck if you have aspirations beyond being a US regional airline pilot if we sit on on our collective apathetic butts and do nothing.

very well said and put together.
we will prevail at the end I think

 

[SplitBar]

I'm not a big ALPA Cheerleader but this is just one of many reasons why I don't mind sending a little money to PAC each paycheck. I encourage everyone else to do so.

 

[sniper]

I'm not a big ALPA Cheerleader but this is just one of many reasons why I don't mind sending a little money to PAC each paycheck. I encourage everyone else to do so.

indeed we all need to do that

 

[Turtle21]

If ALPA is involved there is money to be made for them. Plain and simple. Any other reason is just smoke and mirrors to help them do so.