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Taxiing Delta aircraft hits parked car at DTW
A taxiing Delta Airlines plane about to depart from Detroit (DTW) to Tulsa struck a parked car as it was being towed about 4 p.m. local time Monday. (www.clickondetroit.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
and again...sub-contract wing walkers making minimum wage. you still get what you pay for. i was making $17/hr doing this for TWA as a ramp sup in the 80's. Now thay pay these guys about $8.50 at JFK thanks to the likes of Allied and Swissport.
Well, sadly you're correct. I can't speak to JFK wages, but in my midwest station, we make between $8.50-$10.50. So who do you get applying for the jobs? Part time youngsters that just want the travel benefits and can't possibly take the job as seriously as it deserves to be taken. (Why WOULD they??)
Amen to this! I mean, $40 million aircraft - Wing walker / deicer making minimum wage. Oh well, apparently CEOs don't care either.
Travel benefits??...they don't even get that!
What does the wages of Ramp Workers have to do with this accident??
I think the idea is that cheaply paid, unvalued and interchangable worker units tend to be less motivated to do a good job than better paid people who worked at the same job in the memory of several of the posters. Like the ones who can't get your order right but can ask
"do you want fries with that?"
"do you want fries with that?"
You're lucky, I made $6.
In fact, your text description even mentions it was under tow! The headline should be changed. Why does this seem important?
Because when the airplane is indeed taxiing on its own, then the flight crew are responsible. When being towed or pushed back (as was the case here) the ground crew are responsible.