Originally Posted by
Bus330
All pilots in a 121 environment must be at the same level of safety.That includes duty time,meals and rest.Every airline that flies passengers must be a real airline .(a VP Flt Ops at a previous company used that line on us).
The flying public must be assured that when they buy a ticket on UCal (example only) from India to Bakersfield all the crew and all the pilots are part of the same culture of safety and oversight-and operate under the same standards
This. The whole codeshare thing is out of control, but more than that, is there REAL DEMAND for passenger travel at the levels the airlines claim? It seems like they are saying there's a HUGE DEMAND for $5000 new cars, and of course, if cars cost only $5000, I'd be getting one every year, but that's just not realistic demand. With electronic media getting better and better, I'd assume in some segments it will be a steady decline, maybe offset by the growing population, but they have to be able to afford it, there's a lot more to it than "there'll be a lot of people that want to fly". There are a lot of people that want cheap everything...doesn't mean that's a market. Regional airline's can't be something you "don't take seriously, because it's only a stepping stone", it doesn't work like that anymore, but even if it did, that kind of attitude kills safety IMO.