Originally Posted by
flapshalfspeed
"A few years" of suffering can turn into few decades of suffering overnight, at any time. This is true even at places like Mesa which are growing at a rapid pace.
Airlines mess up, economies tank, or--what I'm more concerned about--some green Captain who had no business upgrading, along with an FO who took 100+ hours IOE to hit the line (and who has no business flying a jet--at all) puts a plane in the ground.
I hope that doesn't happen to Mesa--but there are new Captains and FOs all over the place who have absolutely no business anywhere near the flight deck--in either seat position.
Yup. Another plane missing from radar this am over Africa, 3 in one week! I'm counting my blessings right now. If you don't think this could happen in the US, you're kidding yourself. I pray it never happens, but some a****e with an RPG could cripple this industry