Originally Posted by
paxhauler85
The PAC is one of the few things ALPA National does right. If you eventually want to have one of the wide body Captain jobs you referred to, I'd suggest you donate.
In regards to the pre-clearance facility - not one US carrier serves that airport. Why should our tax dollars go towards making life easier for the passengers of a non-US carrier? I don't have a problem with a facility being built, but it should come at their expense, since they clearly have plenty of cash floating around. The fact that they pay ex-pat pilots well doesn't make me want to open my wallet to help out their passengers.
Emirates is now flying from Milan to JFK. They'd love to do many more segments such as that, and they have the resources (state owned airline) to sustain a fare war with any Legacy carrier.
I know being ignorant is the easy way out of life, but you should care about many political matters (healthcare etc.)if you want to see this country succeed, not to mention have a sustainable career.
Where do you work?
You have raised very concerning points.
It seems to me that our government outsourcing those international routes/scope to foreign airlines (for whatever reason).
So, basically ALPA is against outsourcing? Where exactly ALPA were when the majors decided to outsource half of its domestic flying?
All I am saying if ALPA wants more support from the regional pilots, it have to support us first!