Originally Posted by
SmitteyB
This has little to do with pilot pay and EVERYTHING to do with the "FLAG OF CONVENIENCE". The airlines is Norwegian, but has an operating certificate out of Ireland. It sources it's flight crews out of Singapore. It uses whatever country's law suits them for that particular part of the business.
Did you ever wonder why cruise ship employees and cargo ship employees make so little money? There is 1 US based cruise ship and NO US based cargo ships. Why? Flag of Convenience.
This has nothing to do with what NAI pays their 787 drivers. It's about what it can do to the industry long term.
Good points. The challenge remains how to convince regulators that the interests of airline employees outweigh the benefits of lower airfares to a much, much larger group of consumers.... I don't see it happening. Plus, if NAI "legally" obtained an Irish license, I highly doubt things could be overturned.
Remember that Ireland is also the global HQ for many large aircraft lessors that provide airplanes to US carriers - they are using the same flexible legal system as NAI.