Originally Posted by
IPAMD11FO
We have a different situation than you. I don't have the exact numbers, but there are approximately 200 flight qualified manglers on property and their numbers continue to grow. This is an airline within an airline. They are here for one purpose - strike breakers. We need to find a way to stop this. If we don't, the entire airline may be management one day.
What makes you think that 200 flight qualified mangers makes an airline within an airline? Strike breakers....give me a break! An airline can not run without people to do the checking and training, perhaps you would rather the FAA do all of our checking and training. The system has been put in place by the FAA to let designated company check airman do the work of the FAA. UPS choose, whether you agree with it or not to make the flight managers permanent and not part of that flip flop position from line to management. If you compare UPS's safety record to FEDEX, apparently to some degree UPS's system has been effective. If you think that the UPS mangers will be included in the IPA....forget about it! It will never happen.