Originally Posted by
FIIGMO
While it is true the company can hire whomever it wants and set the conditions for employment, this will certainly have an effect on the overall makeup of the pilot group. I am not happy about it because it does lower standards overall when pilots win such lotteries. I know there will be good pilots that deserve to be here but there are also the likes of the pinnacle FO in line at Starbucks last week in MSP wearing a white long sleeve sweat shirt under his short sleeve pilot shirt. That is no joke! Captain and I were speechless! An FCR followed but I am sure it will go no where.
I think in fact we have agreed previously in the last contract....35% of new hire classes will be made up of previous ALPA pilots (something to that effect), FIG exactly where do you perceive the lowering of standards? The current pilot group has went through BK, the current pilot group has the same issues as any other group, perhaps we just do not want to acknowledge it.