Virgin America continues some serious bleeding

[Raskal]

tease

Yeah, no kidding!

 

[Lake Alice]

Comparing the average pilots education with that of a doctor is an absolutely ridiculous comparison. Its an immeasurable difference and we are on the short end. As for the lawyer argument thats a different story. Achieving a law degree is easily attainable and does not require a tremendous amount of education.
Having a limited education and attending a school such as Gulfstream is a recipe for disaster. Having flown with past graduates and witnessed the training through the eyes of an acquaintance it is my opinion the graduates are not up to standard. Just an opinion.

 

[jppt2000]

( If a surgeon operates on one person/day, they have 360 patients/ year lives in their hands. How many people/day do you have pass through your hands in a year?
Are you worth what a surgeon is paid ? How many lives do you have pass through your hands in a year? How much should you be paid for that responsibility ?

That is so laughable. Comparing yourself in education to a doctor. Did I miss the ad for "be a professional doctor in 90 days, (no high school degree required)" ad? After college, that is if you went to college, did you compete with the most academically successful minds at your school for the chance to go on for eight more years of education and residency and then maybe throw in another four years for a fellowship. Basically studying and training until you are at least thirty years old.

As far as liability goes, do you own your own airline business? Are you employing a staff of two dozen? Do you own the terminal you fly out of? Do you own the airplane and equipment needed to operate it? Are you paying tens of thousands of dollars a year in "pilot" malpractice insurance in case your last hard landing caused someone injury?

Just sit in your seat when they tell you its your turn to work. You are so much closer to the bus driver end of liability and financial risk than the high risk/high reward financial end of a doctor.

Rant over.

You can now be a doctor.
Riddle now has a Pd.D. in Aviation.

 

[Mamma]

Aren't the large airlines like Delta, NWA, US, Continental, and SWA a bigger threat to UAL's profits than small carriers like VA, Allegiant, Skybus? Don't they compete directly with you guys on many more routes, thus taking money away from your own company? Aren't pilot wages only cut when a company is not profitable? When has management ever cut pilot wages on a profitable company? I think you guys are directing your anger at the wrong people. If you truly want to insult those with a direct influence on your own salary, you should be insulting your biggest competitors.

Salaries were cut at Alaska Airlines while they were making record profits. You asked the question...I answered it.

 

[jetflier]

As long as their are Pilots who think they are a Bus driver, .....oh never mind !