Because of RAH I'm on the street
05-22-2009 | 01:08 PM
#111
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From: Right...CL65
Because I want to put in a few long years in at a major... Those years are getting fewer and fewer. I'm sure alot of people here have that same dream of retiring on that 75, 76, 77 or 78 edit: not to mention get paid a decent wage. Not just for the plane ofcourse 
05-22-2009 | 01:20 PM
#112
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From: 744 CA
look at the bright side.. "AGE 65" gives you five more years on the other end.
05-22-2009 | 01:50 PM
#114
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From: Furloughed Righ Seater
Your not the only one this negatively effects, please dont make this personal and about the pilots. We are all getting played by our own companies and its because we beat eachother up on the playground instead of making a united stand that our respective authority figures get away with continued rape.
05-22-2009 | 01:50 PM
#115
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From: B757/767
RAH is not a regional, neither is SKW for that matter. When you operate flights of 3 hours from two large cities across multiple time zones, you are not longer a regional. Just because "regional jets" are operated on these routes does not make the route or the company a regional, it just makes passengers uncomfortable. The industry has changed and until the pilots that make up the ALPA, USAPA and APA unions change their scope you cannot blame RAH pilots for this.
RAH pilots: all we ask is that you fight tooth and nail for good wages on your 170s and 190s.
RAH pilots: all we ask is that you fight tooth and nail for good wages on your 170s and 190s.
You're right, it's not the length of flights...it's the pay. Or more appropriately the LACK THERE OF!
05-22-2009 | 03:04 PM
#116
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Okay, soooo. If Midex pilots really wanted to up the ante and seriously inflame tensions. Perhaps create some controversey. Here is what they could do.... They could do some infomational picketing. Tell the customers who they are really flying on. Tell customers have crews that work a minimum wages, low experience, etc. Use the recent publicity of Colgan as scare tactic on people... Use fear as your weapon against the company. If they started turning people away at the door, left and right, it might get somebodies attention.
05-22-2009 | 03:20 PM
#117
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From: FAR part 347 (91+121+135)
Okay, soooo. If Midex pilots really wanted to up the ante and seriously inflame tensions. Perhaps create some controversey. Here is what they could do.... They could do some infomational picketing. Tell the customers who they are really flying on. Tell customers have crews that work a minimum wages, low experience, etc. Use the recent publicity of Colgan as scare tactic on people... Use fear as your weapon against the company. If they started turning people away at the door, left and right, it might get somebodies attention.
05-22-2009 | 03:53 PM
#118
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
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