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“I myself am a general contractor. For the last 6 years, I have worked 7 days a week between my two jobs just to maintain a middle class standard of living.”
I took the following paragraph from the link pasted below. In the following quote Jeff Skiles mentions how he had to work both his airline job and a side job as a contractor to make ends meet. Essentially 7 days a week. This is what we have come to. The whole article is good. Originally Posted by GoPats
If I may, how about what FO Skiles said during his Congressional testimony? “I myself am a general contractor. For the last 6 years, I have worked 7 days a week between my two jobs just to maintain a middle class standard of living.”
"In Skiles testimony in front on Congress, those listening received a message few outside the realms of aviation families are aware of. Skiles testified that the economic turmoil facing the airline industry over the last several years has hit pilots hard. His salary has been reduced in half, and he’s lost his pension. “Many pilots like Captain Sullenberger and myself have had to split their focus from the airline piloting profession and develop alternative businesses or careers,” Skiles said. “I myself am a general contractor. For the last 6 years, I have worked 7 days a week between my two jobs just to maintain a middle class standard of living.” Skiles is a veteran aviator with 26 years of service with US Air."
Review of Miracle on the Hudson Pilot Jeffrey Skiles Testimony before Congress | Letter from US Airlines
26 years with USAir and he is still an FO. YUK !!
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