When you go back and do some research, you'll find that the current situation is brought on by high fuel prices. Passenger levels are back to pre-9/11 numbers. Instead of passing those prices on to the consumer...like every other facet of this economy it is a grab by the managements to sap labor. Strangly enough...name an airline that has beaten-up labor..dumped pensions reduced wages......and are now profitable?????? Labor cost really isn't what's sinking airlines. If a pilot makes 100k, or 200k......makes about 3 or 4 bucks difference in the price of a ticket. Instead of the CEO's going to Capitol Hill and pounding a fist on some bloated congressmans desk over these fuel prices, like the C.R. Smith's, Woolmans, Crandall or Kellerher's would, we have the ivy league CEO's who sip latte's in italian suits, but couldn't spell cat if you spotted them the "c". Nah, it's the overpaid pilot.
By they way....all of our paycuts went right into the pockets of the oil companies...with their record profits. Heck, I didn't even get a thank you note from them.
