Originally Posted by
Deez340
I was riding in first class one day while talking with a very senior DAL captain's wife. (in early 2000) She said all of her husbands friends used to make fun of him because he worked at DAL and not Eastern like them. Something to think about. TWA, EAL, and Pan Am used to be the places to be. Makes you wonder about SWA, FEDex, and UPS in thirty years. i hope they do great but some of the comments i read from some SWA guys would give me pause.
Deez,
I will take this one for the SWA folks. I for one have heard the "I am not paying for my type rating" argument for too many years to count (20+). Frankly I just about puke when folks like Otto throw a grenade in the room like that which he did above. Most everyone should analyze where they are and be thankful as I am. You are correct that the industry will change but some should look back and see where they have come from (Otto's CAL for instance) before they butt in with a snide remark. When someone who began this thread was simply wanting
some info on a 737 type rating.
I have agreed with Otto on some things in the past but I couldn't let a cheap shot go unanswered. Everyone of my former Marine buddies who chose not to come to SWA has had to endure some delay/hardship or monetary sacrifice for refusing to pay for a type rating. One who I was hot to help out is so invested in his decision that he won't even admit that 5 years of furlough from UAL should have been traded for a rating instead. To me that suggests poor headwork and I would suggest he not try to come hear now.