tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post8159388554598103806..comments2023-07-09T03:48:34.527-04:00Comments on Political Packrat: Flying the Drunken Skies.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600365870806305125noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-60955080746088194342009-11-12T07:45:41.792-05:002009-11-12T07:45:41.792-05:00Don't get me started on Carter! He's a gre...Don't get me started on Carter! He's a great humanitarian and statesman, and was apparently a great governor, but should never have run for prez.JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-87448281764304843652009-11-12T07:41:27.468-05:002009-11-12T07:41:27.468-05:00btw, I vowed years ago to never ever "fly Uni...btw, I vowed years ago to never ever "fly United" again after suspending my long-time loyalty to American Airlines for what was to be a 2-part flight from KC>Chicago>South Bend. The employee attitude from KC-Chicago and on the ground at O'Hare was soooo bad that I ate the second part of the fare and took a shuttle bus from O'Hare to SB.JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-67408398464275984952009-11-12T07:38:30.830-05:002009-11-12T07:38:30.830-05:00Hi Susan and Jama-- and yes I agree with you about...Hi Susan and Jama-- and yes I agree with you about the pay of airline pilots, however I did look it up and while it seems that young pilots on regional airlines do indeed earn as little as $18,000 a year, which is shameful IMHO-- I have to admit that seasoned pilots who fly the big transatlantic planes for major airlines like United make six figures-- in the neighborhood of $150,000 which is more like it.<br /><br />Nevertheless, when compared to what the big guys in the back office make, it is nothing I am sure<br /><br />Also, Jama, to be fair, the airline deregulation came under Carter not Reagan. It was signed into law in 1978-- Reagan broke the air traffic controllers union which just put the icing on the cake.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600365870806305125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-90063468299019752482009-11-12T07:19:29.745-05:002009-11-12T07:19:29.745-05:00What a greedy bunch of slackers Corporate America ...What a greedy bunch of slackers Corporate America has become! If you aren't a suit in the corner office or the boardroom and don't own stock, you don't deserve to be paid according to your training and expertise. I nearly fell over upon learning commercial airline pilots are paid little more than a school janitor nowadays. (School boards being local, the janitor probably makes more...)<br /><br />So how is one to know *before* boarding a potential deathtrap if the guys in the cockpit are (or about to get) tipsy??? You don't.<br /><br />You betcha my next overseas flight will be on Virgin or BA (or maybe Iceland Air). <br /><br />Thank you, "Uncle Ronnie" for doing away with all those pesky regulations that used to keep regular Americans SAFE *and* ensure decent wages for all.JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-25467005383555338432009-11-11T16:08:13.287-05:002009-11-11T16:08:13.287-05:00And how much of a factor do you think the fact tha...And how much of a factor do you think the fact that these pilots are apparently being paid poverty wages is? If what Michael Moore claimed in his latest movie is true, they're probably depressed, feeling hopeless and, God help us, maybe a little suicidal.<br /><br />No excuse for endangering anyone else; no excuse at all. But perhaps a reason for this series of very disturbing incidents.<br /><br />If the job doesn't pay well, why would the best continue to do it? Those that remain must be totally demoralized.<br /><br />Great. Just who you want flying millions of people tens of thousands of feet in the air.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350532214928944088noreply@blogger.com