Old 03-07-2010, 02:23 AM
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Yes, Wendy lays out the problem clearly but she doesn't offer any fixes. What exactly is she saying?

Perhaps, because it is unfixable. She bemoans flying being taken away from our "brothers and sisters" Fair enough, but what brothers and sisters is she talking about? Our UAL brothers or our ALPA brothers. After all, many Express pilots are union members, is it an example of solidarity to want to take flying from them?

Yes, they are underpaid, but I don't know if anyone has made a clear connection between low pay and underperformance. As for their experience levels, every day that goes by without the majors hiring away Express pilots is another day of experience the Ex pilots gain. She says company's upgrade pilots in 6 months. When was the last time that happened?

They could perhaps use better training and a stronger in house safety culture. An issue Wendy only briefly mentions and even then, in an indirect way.
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