Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I beleive that his point is that they have not experienced the stagniation that the Captains have had, therefore they have less to lose being at the bottom of the list, it is only a furlough back to where they are. Not true for a regional Captain.
In part, but I'm also putting his remarks into the context of other remarks he has made on this forum:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...ct-2013-a.html
Every pilot retains the right to set their own career goals. While it isn't any of my business what young atp409 desires for his career goals, it
is my business when he attempts to rob me of mine for his own benefit. As Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins."
Regarding turning back the clock on scope and international air travel/globalization of the airlines, it is highly unlikely, IMHO, we'll be able to do so. Even if we could, we should remember the lesson of the auto industry, the UAW and the cost-benefit curve when wages/benefits rose above the level of the cost of automation.