Originally Posted by
David Puddy
WOW Airlines (advised by Ben Baldanza - former Spirit CEO) is a new and fast growing LCC based in Iceland that is now using A321s and soon A330s to connect Europe to the U.S. through Reykjavik. I have seen the A321s at BWI and A330s will soon serve both LAX and SFO. Something like 95% of their pilots are Polish and Eastern European because there aren't enough Icelandic pilots to fly the airplanes.
Should we shut them out too since they employ Polish pilots and their cheap fares are scary to the legacies too?
The nationality of the pilot doesn't matter. That isn't the issue. The issue lies in the fact that the corporation NAI is using different countries to employ the FLAG OF CONVIENCE tactic. Plenty of US pilots fly for ANA. They are not subject to US labor laws, but Japanese law. These polish and Eastern European pilots you speak of are subject to Icelandic law. That's about all I can say. If you don't see the difference at this point you need to do some research. If you are an airline pilot why would you even remotely support this scheme of NAI?
