Originally Posted by
johnso29
That's my point. They can't really take over if they don't have pilot's to fill the seats. You won't see guys living in this country flood to expat jobs. That's a tough life for a lot of people, family or not. People don't want to leave this country. Otherwise places like Emirates wouldn't need to lure American pilots over with dreams of paid villas, schooling, interest free car loans, & only 3 years to WB left seat jobs.
Believe me, I'm all ears when it comes to cabatoge. I'm convinced Emirates is banking on it. There is no other way they'll fill the ridiculous amount of WBs they've ordered. It's either going to work for them, or go horribly wrong.
You don't think any of those 7,000+ AA pilots will be looking for work off shore?
What If...
The AA pilots "burn it down"?
AA routes/airframes get sold.
7,000+ pilots on the street.
They can:
1. go back to school, learn to do something else or;
2. Go to Air China/Emirates/Air India
Which one would -you- do if Delta shut down tomorrow?
I know LOTS of Delta Pilots who went to Emirates, Air India, Jet Airways, etc. BEFORE Delta even declared bankruptcy, and Delta never had a 1113 imposed. I'm guessing the Asian Carriers will -no trouble- finding pilots, with what is going on over here, with Com Air and all the other RJ outfits that will be furloughing soon, not to mention the AA pilots if they burn it down.