Originally Posted by Andyb (Post 2112359)

A good question for our Secretary of Transportation. Seems he won’t or can’t answer the question.

Originally Posted by Jsan143 (Post 2112382)

You’re clueless, luxury cockpits? Try being away from your family four days a week in crappy hotel rooms. Eating airport fast food in between flights, navigate around the weather, missing the holidays, by the way, hope you enjoy the Fourth of July! I can go on and on this from a retired airbus captain telling you If you think it’s as glorious as in the movies see if you can catch a ride with a crew for a month! By the way they’ve been negotiating a contract for seven years now with the inability to strike because of the Railway labor act which BENEFITS guess who the company. If you want to know what my pension is after 40 years at one of the top three major airlines, I’ll give you a hint it might’ve covered the car payment for a pinto back in the 70s! And that’s thanks to the bankruptcy back in 2012. They kick the can when times are good and then negotiate when times are bad and there’s no retro thanks to Railway labor act this is what they all do and the employees have to seek relief to strike which they never get. And when you’re in the airplane in the crews have been out there for over 10 hours still trying to get you to your Disney vacation I think they’re worth every penny and then 1000 time more! Safe travels, well you can always go on one of those low budget airlines, enjoy!

Originally Posted by Captainpd (Post 2112610)

There isn't any such thing as a "takeoff slot". Only slots are for landing. Lots of outside influences with the airlines. But are constantly looking for people like you that can predict the future.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2112186)

So, the airline has a plane, a pilot, a co-pilot, flight attendants, and everything else needed to take a trip. They sell tickets to the passengers. They have been doing this for years. But now, when the passengers come to the airport, they are told that the flight is cancelled. WHY?

Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 2112197)

The pilots are too busy to fly as they are shaking down their employers for more pay for less work. More than 1,200 Delta pilots picket at 7 major airports to call for higher pay : NPR

Southwest Airlines pilots picket, say they'''re tired of being understaffed and overworked

Year ago I used to fly AmericaWest (known as AmericaWorst to flight crews as well as passengers). For quite a while the pilots were having flights delayed and canceled for any trivial excuse they could imagine. For months it was a nightmare of missed connections, losing great upgrade seats when they canceled my flights and crammed me into middle seats of other flights, getting stuck overnight in connecting cities and so on. One day I was up in first class and the pilot was pulling some stunt about why he could not take off due to a light on the console not working properly. A guy near me pulled out his FAA credentials and waved them at the pilot and told him to get the plane in the air or he would get written up. We took off in minutes.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2112186)

So, the airline has a plane, a pilot, a co-pilot, flight attendants, and everything else needed to take a trip. They sell tickets to the passengers. They have been doing this for years. But now, when the passengers come to the airport, they are told that the flight is cancelled. WHY?

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2112192)

If only they had all those in the same place at the same time

Yet, yesterday, 1200 pilots had the spare time to protest/picket for more money, less hours, more benefits, "job security" (figure that one) and "better working conditions" (luxury cockpits???).

Originally Posted by Dreah (Post 2112622)

Posting a comment about Pilots being drunks is really low.
I guess that says more about your character than that of the Pilots.

Originally Posted by Holly Jane (Post 2112685)

I’m a former AA flight attendant and my husband is a very senior Delta pilot. The public is clueless. Major major shortage of pilots. Too many took the early out with Covid that was offered. The companies panicked and now there is a major shortage.