Originally Posted by
Night Hawk 6
Not to worry. UAL management will not suffer for their ineptitude and should they mismanage the company to its economic doom the bankruptcy court will allow management to rape its employees, skip out on its financial obligations and be the next turn in the death spiral of the airline pilot profession. It is only a matter of time before the entire industry repeats its march through the courts. Sad.
It's not just the management that needs to turn the corner but some of us as well. I have listened to many pilots "brag" about their ability to find even the smallest reason to ground an airplane or delay a flight. One even bragged about intentionally wasting printer paper to make a point. I'm not sure what these people are thinking. We should be trying to run the very best operation possible on our end so that the next time contract talks roll around there is actually an ability to make a statement. Its hard to go into a fight saying I know we are running a crappy operation but watch it get crappier.
I just don't see what personal satisfaction these guys get in operating this way.