Originally Posted by
ewrbasedpilot
Don't wish so hard or you might just get your wish.......... You may be able to start working on your family's savings account if things continue the way they are, and then you'll be PRAYING for them to unpark those planes. Finding a job isn't as easy as you seem to think it is. A LOT of people are scrounging for minimally paying jobs as we speak. I agree that the money shouldn't come out of our pockets, but until our country's leadership gets nasty, and I mean REALLY nasty with OPEC and the speculators who are causing this problem in our industry, NOTHING is going to be done to help us out. Until then, WE, the airlines, will be considered the culprits. I've noticed how all the bad news concerning the airlines is seems to always be undercut by the "dismal" airline rankings and customer satisfaction. The public is only getting PART of the story. Fuel is killing us, but they don't know the airlines are paying upwards of $35 a bbl MORE for oil than the general public. It's time EVERYONE had an idea of how much this jet fuel is REALLY costing us. Then again, it's almost getting to the point where we'll just be priced out of business, then what? I guess all the airlines parking planes should result in an overage of jet fuel, so that should cause prices to drop dramatically, but you want to bet which way it goes?...................
Park them. I am not willing to take one cent off my pay for CAL. What other industry comes to the employees for profit?? This is insane. I did not get into this profession to make $80,000 a year. I put in all this time, money, and training to make 200+ per year. Please, do me a favor and save your money now so we can hold out as long as possible to get a fair wage. The execs can kiss my ass if they think they can haul in 7 million in bonuses and then come to me for a pay cut. **** them. They will not shut the place down. They make all of there money off of it. Stand tall and take the things we have been working so hard to get. Don't be afraid to get a new job or start over. This one is only worth having if we make more than we're making now.