Originally Posted by
papacharlie
I dont know but I can see a precious oportunity here to standup and demand better working conditions and make alot of noise by exposing to the media, public and congress the working and salaries conditions pilots are getting pay to fly them around the country.
sounds good on paper. But while the flying public says they value safety, that they want their pilots rested, good morale etc., in the long run, all they care about is flying LAX to Cleveland for $69 one way, and anything that will increase that ticket price to $87, they are against (beter pilot work rules, rest requirements etc.) Airline A could put 4 airplanes into the ground in a year, and charge $100 LGA-LAS, and airline B with an impeccable safety record could charge $300 for the same flight. Airline A will be the one with 100% load factor. Look how many passengers complain and blame the airlines and/or pilots when we can't fly after already having a 16 hour day, or when a blizzard shuts down an airport...we are still the ones to blame.