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12-30-2016 | 12:43 PM
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Pretty much 80% of the pilots at these airlines have been flying heavy jets around the world for years, usually without an adequate support system, and would jump at the chance to drive a 737 or 320 around North America for a major. There are a few who are too old or misanthropic to make the change, but most are great guys you'd love to fly with.
12-30-2016 | 02:09 PM
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Misanthropic. Well played sir.
You're right. There are plenty of good guys currently flying for turdlines who would love to geek out with a striped tie. Thanks to a generous work release program from Mother U, I had the opportunity to do the non-sked dance myself. While there I met a bunch of great guys. My fear is that they'd jump at Norwegian. Along with a bunch of frustrated RJ guys. Hard to find fault with their logic.
You're right. There are plenty of good guys currently flying for turdlines who would love to geek out with a striped tie. Thanks to a generous work release program from Mother U, I had the opportunity to do the non-sked dance myself. While there I met a bunch of great guys. My fear is that they'd jump at Norwegian. Along with a bunch of frustrated RJ guys. Hard to find fault with their logic.
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12-31-2016 | 11:14 AM
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The 570's are scab wannabes. They show up to interview at an airline going through a labor dispute - just like the guys showed up at Continental in 83.
Fortunately for them the strike was short-lived and they never had the opportunity to cross the picket line.
If the strike had lasted 3 years instead of 3 weeks they would have crossed the picket line in droves.
So, technically not scabs, just scab wannabes.
Fortunately for them the strike was short-lived and they never had the opportunity to cross the picket line.
If the strike had lasted 3 years instead of 3 weeks they would have crossed the picket line in droves.
So, technically not scabs, just scab wannabes.
12-31-2016 | 06:37 PM
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no one will ever know what various folks would have done had the strike gone longer than 29 days. some striking United pilots would likely have returned to work (there were many who were on the verge); more fleet qual 75/50 folks would likely have been hired; some (or many) 570 might have showed up at ops ready to IOE (we will never know their true intentions back then. some today "doth protest too much" it seems).
there was a narrow line between the stampede of pilots back to Lorenzo's jets and the cohesion of pilots on pickets against Ferris.
as far as this off-thread thread goes, though, the 570 will forever be "questionable" as to what they would have done.
and for tie-tacker maniacs out there - many tie-tackers crossed and went to work; many pilots who didn't wear the tie tack stayed home and didn't fly a trip. symbology and actions don't always align when tough decision time comes.....
there was a narrow line between the stampede of pilots back to Lorenzo's jets and the cohesion of pilots on pickets against Ferris.
as far as this off-thread thread goes, though, the 570 will forever be "questionable" as to what they would have done.
and for tie-tacker maniacs out there - many tie-tackers crossed and went to work; many pilots who didn't wear the tie tack stayed home and didn't fly a trip. symbology and actions don't always align when tough decision time comes.....
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