Originally Posted by
TOGA LK
Other airlines with similar post-deregulation demographics are hiring. A widebody fleet less than half the size of everyone else and intl code shares/joint ventures aren't helping. Those are contractual items. To answer your question, yes ALPA has created stagnation, revitalized the RJ industry and set us on a solid path towards being like the merchant marines. Sadly I long for the day a company like Emirates can hire into some decent bases, I'd be long gone.
The only reason those other airlines are hiring now, is because their Age 65 retirements have come earlier. I have several friends that fly for United. They tell me the operation is a trainwreck. A friend of mine on the B737 waited 3 hours in ORD for brakes to arrive. That's one of UALs biggest hubs! And they didn't have replacement parts?
And I don't think Emirates will EVER have a base anywhere but in the UAE. Those pesky unions would impose actual contractual obligations, thereby reducing their efficiencies and eating into their profits.