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Pilots arrested for public intoxication and "mooning" {Gadling}
Oct 7th 2008 4:26PM ..well I guess you get what you pay for! Cry for cheap flights on budget airlines who don't pay their pilots well and see what you get? The public sat by and watched as people like Lorenzo and Icahn decimated Airlines and their employees. Courts overlooked collective bargaining agreements, executives continue to use Bankruptcy as a tool to line their pockets and circumvent pension obligations.
Have you once contacted your elected representative in Congress and expressed support for Airline Pilots whose profession has been plundered? NOW a pilot with 200 hours and a Multi Engine Rating can BUY his own training onto a regional carrier flying RJ's. WHen Pilots were paid and their skills appreciated, at MINIMUM an applicant would need two to three THOUSAND hours of Turbine time just to get an interview.
MOST Majors still have HIGHLY qualified pilots who are exceedingly professional. With the way their pay and pensions have been STOLEN, I would say for what the public pays for a ride, they are getting a DEAL.
Next time, try flying on a MAJOR carrier of repute. Insist your carrier NOT code share with a regional unless that regional has the SAME pilot and maintenance standards. Of course your ticket will cost more.... and you will complain about that also.
