It's definitely not limited to the "regional" level which makes this article misleading. Pilots and flight attendants at all types of airlines use crashpads.

There are good and bad crashpads around. I happen to have a good one with my own bed, storage area, full kitchen, two bathrooms, computer, wifi, television/living room, maid service plus transportation to the airport and back twice an hour. Very nice and clean. The most I have ever seen in mine at one time is 10 people (but usually 5 or less) scattered on three different floors and rooms.

Wow, I did not know that crash pads are for regional pilots only, another great article by the Washington Hoax.

I am thankful that right now I am no commuting to work. On the flip side I have an aversion to crash pads because I never want to have to live in a place with people that I am not related to (former military). There are a lot of nice places and that is fine, for me, I would rather commute in and work, or hit up a hotel than pack it 6 deep in a 10'x10' box of fun!

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What BS. Anyone who thinks crash pads are only for regionals have never been to Kew Gardens in Queens, NY.

You mean "Crew Gardens" right? ahhh the memories of Metro & Lefferts!

Wow… I am not surprised people as arrogant as you are on these forums. Does making a smartass anonymous comment boost your ego so much that you fail to realize the point of this article? Since you missed it, let me write it for you: the press is on our side when they write articles like this, addressing pay and our quality of life.

A lot of us realize the press makes mistakes. We don’t need a constant reminder of every little mistake that is published. But I guess many fail to see the main point of something just so they can take a jab at someone/something and get the last word in.

I looked up the word pilot in the dictionary and I found your quote:D

Pilot (n) Pi-lut/: One who fails to see the main point or big picture of an issue and then blames someone else for their problems demanding that everyone (will) listen to their opinion all the while hoping they get in the last word, .....:D TIC

[quote=vagabond;656417]Very interesting read indeed. What troubles me is that nobody seems to have a viable solution to this problem. Or that people who are in a position to do something don't have the gumption to make the hard decisions.

That article places part of the blame on low pilot pay. I was just reading this Newsweek article that said this "The recession will probably lead both American businesses and workers to the point where it is clear that the cost of labor in the United States has been too high, and it has been too high for twenty or thirty years. That has not been true uniformly across all industries. Labor became too expensive in the car and other manufacturing industries in the 1970s. The cost of service workers, especially in the technology industry, has become too expensive in just the last few years. The American worker is going to have to come to terms with the fact that an economy that supports 95% employment will be an economy where the incomes in many industries must decrease. The hundreds of thousands of workers who have been fired from the auto industry, the airline industry, and other segments of the private sector that have suffered irreversible damage to their fortunes may not be able to find permanent unemployment. The government cannot afford to care for them. Some of these people will may jobs for less money and that will bring the overall cost of labor in America down. That will, in turn, reduce consumer spending, so the Administration's plan to help improve the export portion of the economy as a key to GDP growth comes at the right time."

Sadly, this is precisely what is going to continue to happen. We will all work harder and longer for less. (aka: the race to the bottom)

LMAO I wouldn't be surprised.