Originally Posted by NuGuy

Heyas,

The pushback from the 1,500 hour issue is that in a couple of years, there will be an actual shortage of bodies in the cockpit.

What we are being told is that what will follow a legitimate shortage will be either the MPL (bad), or opening the doors to foriegn pilots to fly our airplanes (gee, I thought that they had a hard time finding people overseas, too)

I hate to say this, but that is coming anyway. The MPL and cabotage is TOO lucrative a savings for the airlines. If we can't hold fast on the 1,500 hour limit, there is NO way we're going to stop cabotage and the MPL from happening, when there is real money on the line.

You can appease the dragon now, but it will always be back for more.

Nu