Not that I'm for NAI, but if you are going to make arguments for or against something at least know what you are talking about. That kind of fear mongering rhetoric just doesn't do much when making debate points to intelligent people who actually make these kind of decisions.



That's a bit more than $10/hour ;)



Typhoonpilot

I'm not too up on the NAI situation, so pardon the potential ignorance, but what would the main difference be between Norwegian Air Shuttle, which already serves the US and NAI? Where they recruit their labor groups?

As I understand it, it allows them to do what all multinationals are doing--shop for countries that give them the cheapest deal.

So they could incorporate in Ireland, have revenue generated in Switzerland, have labor based in Vietnam, and still have FAA certification to fly domestic routes. Something like that.

Kind of like American that has South American based flight attendants on 1/3 the pay of the U.S. based flight attendants. Oh, and United that has Asian based flight attendants on lesser terms than U.S. based flight attendants.

Then there is the whole Narita hub for both DAL and UAL. So that is kind of like "revenue generated in Switzerland", isn't it.

Again, when you debate against this get some facts straight so that you don't look like fools.

Is NAI a threat? Sure it is, but the fear mongering simplistic arguments that are being made against it by the pilots in the USA are not going to sway lawmakers. ALPA has done a slightly better job than what I read on here, but they're still coming up short on valid reasons to deny NAI.


TP

I just did it again!

Uhhh....Valid reasons? You do read the ALPA E-mails? Go to your union meetings, stay informed, participate in the process? Your career, job, QOL, not to mention the devastation of an entire job category? Fear mongering? You betcha.

Chinese labor at $10/hr is just a start. You think future conditions and contracts will be anything like today if this passes? Talking about facts at this point is useless as there are no facts, just speculation. Get your head out of the hole in the sand, and take a look around.

All you have to do is look at he maritime industry to have a pretty good idea on what the facts might be.

Yep!! Seems like a "valid" enough reason to me.

Umm no. This is not just a base in a foreign land. This is shopping the world to bypass laws, taxes and labor. Educate yourself.

Flag of convenience is the business practice of registering a merchant ship in a sovereign state different from that of the ship's owners, and flying that state's civil ensign on the ship. Ships are registered under flags of convenience to reduce operating costs or avoid the regulations of the owner's country.

Just Google "maritime industry flag of convenience". See what can happen.

What State are UAL and DAL incorporated in and do they have mainline, or any, service there?



TP