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SWAcapt 12-09-2005 05:51 PM
Originally Posted by cutnrun
I'll end my part of this debate with a last comment. I see an almost never ending attack on this profession. One that will not cease until a pilot in India makes near what a pilot in Atlanta makes. SW is on the top now but it's just a matter of time before they're squarely in the crosshairs of a well financed, lower cost competitor. Yes, DAL, UAL, and USAir have been racing to the bottom but to think SW is immune to competition and won't have to face real world market forces is hubris of the worst kind. I wish you all the best
Immune to competition? We're the fiersest of competitors because we do face real world market forces. That's why we strive to be the most productive. We're allways 'checking six'.

SkyHigh 12-09-2005 05:58 PM
Cycles
 
We all know that the most work and risk is involved with take off and landing. Therefore SWA pilots should earn more because they have to deal with 5 times more risk than a 777 pilot. So there !! Yea !

SkyHigh

Besides, can you imagine what a beating those SWA guys endure every day? I wouldn't want to do it.

dckozak 12-10-2005 10:15 AM
Originally Posted by cutnrun
Agree TP - I wonder how many SW pilots will drop dead on final if they up the retirement age to 65??? They just don't seem to get it.............

Hey, look at the news, They don't have to reach 65, 59 is enough:eek:

flaps 9 12-10-2005 02:01 PM
Originally Posted by SkyHigh
We all know that the most work and risk is involved with take off and landing. Therefore SWA pilots should earn more because they have to deal with 5 times more risk than a 777 pilot. So there !! Yea !

SkyHigh

Besides, can you imagine what a beating those SWA guys endure every day? I wouldn't want to do it.
A B1900 driver flying 8-10 legs a day in the northeast during the winter, with NO flight attendant, gets my nod for being the highest paid. Or back in the day our J32 drivers flew 10 legs a day, no autopilot, and would be in IMC for a whole 4 day trip.

SkyHigh 12-10-2005 02:18 PM
Flaps 9
 
Flaps 9

I agree and perhaps we could throw in a Cessna 207 pilot in the Alaskan bush who has to deal with 12 to 18 landings a day. They also have to handle overloaded planes, bootleg IFR and drunk pax. Perhaps they should be among the top as well, but unfortunately the world doesnt work that way.

SkyHigh

8out 12-11-2005 10:47 AM
My Daddy can beat up your Daddy!
 
Enough of the childish comparisons. I wish the best paid only the best! Let us all push the agenda forward on pay. We all deserve every penny of the "old contracts". Let us all focus on that.

Cheers

Brown Dog 12-11-2005 02:43 PM
Let sleeping dogs lie...
 
:p

Amen 8OUT. Let's just put this all to rest. EVERYONE deserves to be fairly paid and that sure hasn't been happening lately. Can you say "hose job"?

Brown Dog

SWAcapt 12-11-2005 03:57 PM
Originally Posted by cutnrun
Agree TP - I wonder how many SW pilots will drop dead on final if they up the retirement age to 65??? They just don't seem to get it.............
Originally Posted by dckozak
Hey, look at the news, They don't have to reach 65, 59 is enough:eek:
Ya, that's real intelligent. Just keep speaking out of your uneducated rectal orifice. Are you with the NTSB or just a dumba$$.:mad:

Orca 12-12-2005 11:11 AM
SW is so competitive they will land when nobody else will! I agree with cutnrun! SW will keep raising the bar on time spent in the drivers seat... I wonder how many legs that crew flew before they went for the sleigh ride?

It is good to want to do a good job for your company... Unless you skimp on safety...

LAfrequentflyer 12-12-2005 12:49 PM
I wonder how many legs that crew flew before they went for the sleigh ride?



Thats not cool at all...It could have happened on their first leg , 2nd, 3rd, etc...As stated before - it could have happened to anyone...

-LA


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