whymeworry?
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Why I do agree that these "low cost, no pay airlines" are a bad thing, I do disagree that it is all the fault of these pilots.
Why not put the blame on the existing airlines for not hiring these pilots. I am assuming that most of these captains would be qualified to fly at FedEx, UPS, or SWA....but for one reason or another, they have been either turned down or not interviewed. How can a I-Air A319 check airman not be good enough for one of these other jobs. WE ARE OUR OWN WORST ENEMY.
I remember when UAL was in full hiring mode, one of my co-workers was sent out the door before the interview even started because his "second in command" time didnt add up correctly. This was a guy with 18 yrs of airline flying, and 15 yrs as captain. He obviously wasnt qualified but the guy with 2 yrs as an FO was.
I am not bashing the low time guys, but the hiring practices of the airlines.
Now these guys find themselves on the street due to bad management, and since the better paying jobs find them "unqualified" they got to do what they got to do.
If the airlines that were hiring would hire these qualified pilots (you know "protect your own"), these start-ups wouldnt get qualified pilots.
skiandsurf,
I wholeheartedly agree. I have this debate with many captians I fly with. Some believe we should hire only the best, others treat our airline as their own personal flying club and want to see the standards lowered in order to get their buddies or their kids on board. Whatever the case may be, fact is line pukes like us have never really had a say in who our airlines hire. Well, occasionally we get a say but usually this is after our unions approach mgmt about it and for the past 5 years our unions have been pre-occupied with trying to save our contracts.
But yes, you are absolutely correct in that the majors do share blame in this and the pilots of those majors ought to stop ignoring this fact.