Originally Posted by
Night Hawk 6
Unfortunately there always seems to be enough folks out there willing to sit in the seat with the rap around window. Management doesn't give a rats behind about qualifications and as long as the profession allows the federal government to determine the qualifications required to sit up front, there will always be "qualified" applicants by the thousands. This is just one of the many failures of the associations the pilots have put their trust in to manage the airline pilot profession. Rumors of a pilot shortage are as old as I am, and that says something.
Looking to Parker as a better alternative is kind of like slave who has just been sold looking for the silver lining in the fact that he will have a new master. He is still a slave.
I can't think of many pilots in the passenger airline business who wouldn't be considered "slaves" as per your opinion, except perhaps Southwest pilots.......it's simply a matter of degree. Major airlines will have plenty of pilots in the future, but regionals not so. I suppose they could run 10,000 chimps through and get one potential F/O, but considering how many they'll need and he number of RJ's they're hot for, this time I'm sure they'll fall well short.
I can't wait to watch.