Originally Posted by
BigGrecian
The reason they are in competition is because a European carriers offer a superior product. The US carriers have a terrible product and awful service, it's embarrassing. When was the last time one of our carriers ranked in the top for quality and service?
As a US airline pilot I would chose to fly a European carrier every time over US carriers.
No, It doesn't improve much beyond that, in fact I think that's pretty close to the top.
With regards to not having a degree and joining the legacies. I have no idea why we require a pilot to have a qualification which has no effect on how good a pilot they are.
We aren't pilots, we are system managers. As far as a degree goes, I have one. I think College is the worlds biggest scam, yet we must have a degree. If for no other reason, it shows that we stuck to something and jumped through the hoops. Totally stupid considering that all of us, to be in the industry we are in, at the point of which we are flying Boeings and Airbuses, shows a far greater commitment and hoops to jump through than any Bachelors or Master degree ever could require.
You're preaching to the choir, you still need that insanely overpriced, worthless piece of paper that you will never effectively use for anything other than checking off a box.