Originally Posted by
johnso29
Many good points here.
Flyby1206,
I think you're off track WRT unions. It's sad to see people let their past experiences with ALPA National cloud the services their local councils provided them. Fact is this, you can't compare corporate America jobs with airline pilots. Many have already provided many examples as to why it wouldn't work, & my biggest is safety. LuvJockey already hit on it, but too many butt kissers would be willing to compromise safety to make it to the top.
I agree that I definitely skew towards the anti-ALPA side, but we all have biases. I havent been treated particularly poorly at previous ALPA carriers, but I just cannot endorse the inefficiencies and lack of innovation they bring with them.
It is frustrating to be in an industry that used to be the leading edge of technology and innovation, but has since become the laggard. It isnt completely the fault of unions, the government plays a much larger role in the crippling of the business. I just think there is a huge potential for global growth in aviation, and we (as the USA) could really lead the way if we got our $hit together.