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Old 12-28-2006 | 05:29 PM
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From: FAR part 347 (91+121+135)
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Originally Posted by Worldguy
Foggy,
Why you busting this guys b*lls? Not all acmi outfits treat their folks as "well" as Gemini. For an upstart, those are fairly good benefits.
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WG
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I think the problem is that with Gemini, Atlas, World, and other established ACMI's trying their best to make things better in the ACMI world (and it's a big uphill battle for all of us now at Gemini), the last thing we need is new ACMI's comming in and "working harder" (to borrow an earlier term) and undercutting hard fought workrules. To brag about 7 pilots per plane isnt' something positive for the industry in my view. I don't know about you, but I don't want to fly heavy's all over the world on minimum rest... all so I can make some investor a few more penny's per share.. In the end, we have to walk a fine line between efficiency, safety, and quality of life. Do you really want to turn the ACMI world into another Flight Options or On-Demand FAR 135 bottom dweller?

I wish the best for the Cargo360 guys, but I certainly hope they consider bringing in ALPA and helping all of us pull in the same direction. There is enough cargo out there for all of us, but undercutting should be left to the managers and marketers, not the pilots who should be focused on the safest possible operations which means sitting at the hotel once in a while when you're body clock is all wacked out!
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