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Quote: Originally Posted by bigdaddie Here I was reading this thread enjoying the sparing between you and Carl, never intending on making a post; then you say this! Check your six and look at the US economy. Globalization and outsourcing has nearly bankrupt this country (Obama has the hammer for the coffin nail). As my point of view was hammered in B-school I still maintain that GLOBALIZATION SUCKS for the US of A. The US economy? Take off...

Quote: Originally Posted by xtreme Airbus' future is however dependant on what they find out with the AF 447 crash. If they do have a serious design flaw with the vertical stab, this is going to be tough for airbus to recover from. The loss of a vertical stabilizer alone does not make an aircraft crash. Jack Northrop's flying wing from the 1940's is proof that you don't need a vertical fin. It was probably a chain of...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1900Driver Hey AirTran guys, Can I ask why AirTran pilots chose ALPA over teamsters or other unions? They wanted to park their 717's and give the flying to RAH. ALPA is down with SCOPE!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by ToiletDuck An arbitrator would also take into account where the money came from that has kept F9 operating this whole time. Aircraft size shouldn't matter in any arbitration. Seniority integration is not about the size of the metal flown but about who deserves what. If RAH saves an airline from dieing then the pilots who have always been loyal to RAH won't get the shaft. Like I said we'll wait to...

As far as swtiching to another union I am for giving DALPA a chance first but I have no problem with some discord here and there as it can be an effective way to send a political message. There are some things I really like about DALPA and wouldn't want that to be lost. At the same time however, I've talked to a few Captains on the ER that were union reps and they complain bitterly about the backwards priorities and other problems...

Quote: Originally Posted by SharkyBN584 I'm pretty sure if RAH gave money away to every pilot in the world for free you would complain about it. Get over yourself. P.S. - PBS really does suck. Me and my 18 days off in a row without using vacation are going to cry about it right now. So you call $37 bucks an hour all the money? ...I'm going to go ahead and call you an idiot on that 2nd statement.

Quote: Originally Posted by 320ToBearz Yes, too bad that crappy PBS makes you so efficient that the airline needs 5-10% fewer pilots (the APA did a report on this). ummmm better than a system that currently needs 60% fewer pilots Too bad it makes us an efficient airline.... Drugs are bad mmmmmmk

Quote: Originally Posted by Bucking Bar No. Delta owned 49% of MidWest. So owned, as in past tense? Was it all sold in this deal?

Quote: Originally Posted by Carl Spackler Man is THAT ever correct. I taxied past one the other day in Narita. It showed me why that airplane is never photographed directly from the side. It is one ugly airplane. I told my F/O that if the 380 were a date, you'd be hoping that her daddy was a billionaire. Carl No kidding! The 747 is so beautiful, the 777 is terrific, even the 340 is nice. The 380 is just nasty looking and not in a good way.

And this is why any seniority integration would be a friggin' disaster. If you guys wanna play "Whose got the bigger airplane" that's great. But when my job comes on the line because F9 can't get along with RAH and vice versa, I start getting irritated. Personally...I think everyone's ego is speaking for them at this point and no one's really using their brain. I sincerely hope that F9 gets financing...