let me guess......your either in polotics or your a scab.

Yes I will correct you young neohpyte. I did not see so much solidarity when it came to signing the T/A at DAL and NWA when threats were made by all members that they would never in a million years accept such pay cuts. They would go on strike before taking paycuts.

Also, I don't worry about the crap going on in the industry in the US becuase I as well as yourself have no control over the situation. I choose not to be a sheep and follow the masses. And by
the way Einstine, I have not two nickels to rub togehter... but two quarters to rub together!

Enjoy your time being bitter, if you so desire. I never joined the asylum and have a life.

Well first lets learn to spell. I believe its politics you are trying to spell. No... I am not a scab. I saw the light back in the '70s. I chose to work for non US carriers rather than be a cookie cutter product of the legacy carriers. Better pay, living conditions QOL, and best of all, no angry pilots.

I bet I can tell what category you fall under.:o

who do you work for?

I am an expat out of the US.

Yes, let's.

It's "Einstein", Einstein.

Wow, how many turned him down in the interview. Cheap and Bitter, what a wonderful combo.

Yo---who's bitter here dude. Not me. Glad to hear things are going so well for you flying outside the US. I guess you have it all figured out--do you guys even have a union? Or is life that good that you don't need one? Did you happen to see what happened here in the US on 911, or were you too busy living the cush life flying some non-US colors? Do you think that it might have had an effect on NWA/DAL turning a profit, or was that the unions fault too? I suppose ALPA is to blame for the rag craniums flying into buildings, low airline pilot wages, and the passenger flying world being on it's ass in general----yea, your right---I'm the bitter one, I'm hauling boxes---I should have defected like you.

Where do you come with this ALPA stuff being the blame for 9/11. Lay off the ALPA KOOLAIDE dude and come up for air.

NWA, DAL, AA, UAL, etal were in the financial spiral long before 9/11 due to overhiring and over purchase of aircraft and saturation of flights by every airline known to mankind on the same routes with empty seats.

Expat pilots don't belong to any unions since we are not employed by the airline directly. Our pay, medical, retirement, and insurance benefits, QOL are as stipulated within various provisions of our individual contracts with the contracting agency(ies). If we want to fly overtime, we do so with a very handsome bonus.

Who needs the head ache of walking a picket line or even being angry with management. My only worries is what should I eat and where should I play golf on my days off.

Happy flying

from the capt.

Sir Capt Sir,

You were the one ragging on the "union" , not me. You were the one implying that the "union" was to blame for the pay cuts at DAL/NWA.
So glad you're at a place where you don't have to take a stand and can be a money *****. Good for you, because aparantly it's all about you dude. Hell, you got yours right?