Originally Posted by
Piklepausepull
What's with all the EMIRATES ads on the top right?
Puhleese! Is APC that desperate?
Maybe. On the other hand, Emirates is really desperate for pilots. I hope you find the ads bothersome enough to click on the Call To Action on the ALPA website, there is currently a C2A to fight Ex-Im Bank financing of wide-body aircraft orders by airlines like Emirates. They get $20 million in savings per jet. Don't put up with that. Call your Congressman and Senators, and urge them to reform the Ex-Im Bank:
First,
eliminate the financing of widebody aircraft for credit-worthy foreign, state-owned or state-supported airlines.
Second, require that the Ex-Im Bank conduct impact studies to make sure its financing of purchases by foreign companies does not have a negative impact on American companies.
Third, expand the focus of the bank to emphasize the small U.S. businesses that have demonstrated an actual need for support.
And back the PAC. Your dollars working for your issues. They just shelled out $56 billion for 150 B777s - don't give your government a pass for making their lives easier than ours.