Originally Posted by
ClappedOut145
I’m going to just take a minute right there to tell you to stay in your lane. Spirit pilots are getting a leg up because 21-R of our UPA has provisions for helping ALPA carriers in distress. You see, we are a unionized group and we take care of our own before we help others. We will soon be offering the same protection to the 35 Amerijet pilots who are about to be furloughed. So yeah. spirit pilots are getting ahead of you because you already have a job, many of them are furloughed or are in a period of career uncertainty which means they might not have one for long.
That, combined with the following was good for a chuckle;
Originally Posted by
WakeTurb5
Heading to NGPA next week but I’m tired of spending hundreds to wait in line to for a 5 minute chat where they tell me to just keep flying.
Could be worse, like when you had to pay hundreds, show up as soon as possible because there was no "fast pass" or time slot mechanism, wait in line for HOURS with tons of other pilots with THOUSANDS of hours of TPIC, multiple type ratings, etc etc etc.
All for 30-60 seconds with a recruiter, asking you about what volunteer work you do on 11-12-13 days off a month that you commute to.....