Originally Posted by
sweptback
Bush was an ex-ANG aviator. Nobody would accuse him of being pro-pilot. Your point?
Look at the history of what bills McCain has introduced in the Senate -- one of which would strip our right to strike and commit the pilot groups to baseball-style arbitration after a short negotiation period. If you think arbitration is fair, talk to an Alaska pilot.
If McCain is anti-pilot it would surprise me. The example of him being a naval aviator aside, I think it would cause some family tensions that I don't think have happened. His son is, and has been for a very long time, an airline pilot. He is a very senior FO, by choice because he likes his schedule and QOL, with a Major. I have known him for more than half my life and can say that he is very supportive of his father's campaign. I am honestly not sure I have heard him speak negative, and we do talk aviation considering our careers.