Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
Why have multiple certificate based in multiple countries? Why not have one certificate in Norway? Why not use Norwegian pilots in Norway? Why place pilots on individual contracts flying as 787 captains for not much more than Spirit fo rates?
Flag of convenience.
So if for example Aer Lingus in Ireland, BA, Virgin Atlantic, Ryanair etc used the Norwegian business plan under EU rules and open skies agreement thats fine because they are in their own country using the exact set of rules (EASA Standards) with regards to labor law, tax, safety etc that Norwegian are using.
However when Norwegian does it (Norway part of European Economic Area) it is a problem and somehow are now less safe and undercutting all workers in US airlines.
Give me a break!!
US airlines need to up their game and their product and embrace competition. Nobody is stealing your jobs or forcing your wages down.
Quite frankly I dont care if NAS survives or not but stop the whining and the talk about undercutting you and your wages because it is just simply not true.