How to save $5 on an airline ticket
09-26-2007 | 02:19 PM
#13
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From: To the right of Mickey
Good post. Thanks.
I find nothing more sadly ironic than the people who in one breath pat themselves on the back for saving $5 on their ticket and then complain in the next about having to pay $4 for a sandwich on the cross-country flight.
I find nothing more sadly ironic than the people who in one breath pat themselves on the back for saving $5 on their ticket and then complain in the next about having to pay $4 for a sandwich on the cross-country flight.
03-12-2008 | 06:10 PM
#15
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From: CRJ-900 FO, Supra left seat
Anyone have any connections where we could get this to the mainstream media? No kidding. As well written as it is, could do us all some good out there rather ran contained here on this forum.
03-12-2008 | 08:03 PM
#17
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I have to take issue with your facile argument that underpaid pilots equal incompetent pilots.
“Unthinkable missteps by incompetent pilots resulting in massive loss of life and substantial hull losses”, you say.....”inexcusable errors that should have never happened.” Pretty dramatic prose. Let’s see, 35 years ago, when the industry was regulated and, according to your post, pilots were making twice as much in real dollars as we are today, 3 Eastern pilots flew a perfectly good L-1011 into the Everglades. Oops! That's kind of unthinkable. A few years later another stalwart of the industry, United, lost a DC-8 near PDX when it ran out of fuel short of the runway. I’d say that’s pretty inexcusable.
It’s pretty easy to sit on the sidelines and lob epithets at pilots who screw up so badly...that's why they're accidents. Are they incompetent because they're underpaid. You're no where near proving that proposition with those anectodal facts. ...I think you can look back at history and see that it's never just one thing. There but for the grace of....you know the rest, buddy.
“Unthinkable missteps by incompetent pilots resulting in massive loss of life and substantial hull losses”, you say.....”inexcusable errors that should have never happened.” Pretty dramatic prose. Let’s see, 35 years ago, when the industry was regulated and, according to your post, pilots were making twice as much in real dollars as we are today, 3 Eastern pilots flew a perfectly good L-1011 into the Everglades. Oops! That's kind of unthinkable. A few years later another stalwart of the industry, United, lost a DC-8 near PDX when it ran out of fuel short of the runway. I’d say that’s pretty inexcusable.
It’s pretty easy to sit on the sidelines and lob epithets at pilots who screw up so badly...that's why they're accidents. Are they incompetent because they're underpaid. You're no where near proving that proposition with those anectodal facts. ...I think you can look back at history and see that it's never just one thing. There but for the grace of....you know the rest, buddy.
03-13-2008 | 10:15 AM
#18
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I don't think I'd be so bold as to call their actions "murder". Manslaughter isn't even a close charge. Just because airlines are cutting costs doesn't mean they are acting with malice. Especially since they train their pilots according to FAA mandated standards.
Overall, I thought it was a good post. We do need to keep the pay higher to continue attracting quality people to this profession. But you lost me at murder.
What about SWA? Pretty happy and well paid from what I understand.
03-13-2008 | 11:41 AM
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I have to take issue with your facile argument that underpaid pilots equal incompetent pilots.
“Unthinkable missteps by incompetent pilots resulting in massive loss of life and substantial hull losses”, you say.....”inexcusable errors that should have never happened.” Pretty dramatic prose. Let’s see, 35 years ago, when the industry was regulated and, according to your post, pilots were making twice as much in real dollars as we are today, 3 Eastern pilots flew a perfectly good L-1011 into the Everglades. Oops! That's kind of unthinkable. A few years later another stalwart of the industry, United, lost a DC-8 near PDX when it ran out of fuel short of the runway. I’d say that’s pretty inexcusable.
It’s pretty easy to sit on the sidelines and lob epithets at pilots who screw up so badly...that's why they're accidents. Are they incompetent because they're underpaid. You're no where near proving that proposition with those anectodal facts. ...I think you can look back at history and see that it's never just one thing. There but for the grace of....you know the rest, buddy.
“Unthinkable missteps by incompetent pilots resulting in massive loss of life and substantial hull losses”, you say.....”inexcusable errors that should have never happened.” Pretty dramatic prose. Let’s see, 35 years ago, when the industry was regulated and, according to your post, pilots were making twice as much in real dollars as we are today, 3 Eastern pilots flew a perfectly good L-1011 into the Everglades. Oops! That's kind of unthinkable. A few years later another stalwart of the industry, United, lost a DC-8 near PDX when it ran out of fuel short of the runway. I’d say that’s pretty inexcusable.
It’s pretty easy to sit on the sidelines and lob epithets at pilots who screw up so badly...that's why they're accidents. Are they incompetent because they're underpaid. You're no where near proving that proposition with those anectodal facts. ...I think you can look back at history and see that it's never just one thing. There but for the grace of....you know the rest, buddy.
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