Originally Posted by lzakplt
Your sources suck. I personally know 4 bush pilots who went from my company to Alaska Airlines, none of whom have check airmen parents. The FAA and the insurance companys are forcing airlines to fly safer. Insurance rates are through the roof. Now, more than ever, it pays not to kill your customers. Its not like the old days.
Nothing has changed since I was there. Companies didn't want to kill customers then either. You still have the same conditions, bad WX, small planes, few WX reporting stations and a demand from pax to get where they are going. If you tell your boss that you can't go because the weather is less than 1000 and 5 while he watches a competitor taxi out with your pax it still will not put a smile on his face. Perhaps you work for Penair, ERA, Frontier or for a sight seeing company where they can afford a little safety? All the places I worked still crash planes and face challenging decisions everyday. I know that it has been a long time since AS hired anyone from the bush and it will be even longer to never now. These days you have to be a CRJ or military superstar to get noticed. A kingair out of Barrow will not cut it anymore. Unless of course you are well connected.
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