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Buttigieg says feds have power to force airlines to hire more workers amid travel delays
The federal government could take action against U.S. airlines on behalf of customers, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Saturday. Many Americans have endured delays, cancelations, and other travel complications during the coronavirus pandemic, and in recent months, after many pandemic-related travel restrictions were lifted. Following Buttigieg’s own flight being canceled, forcing him to drive from Washington to New York, he said his department has authority to enforce action against… (www.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Why people don’t want to be an airline pilot? Because it takes years of hard work, brains , no drugs , and work ethic Qualities that have declined due to liberalism.
I thought about jumping to aviation from my old industry - I'm a Commercial Instrument rated pilot. I have flown everything from a Cessna 152 through a Lear 35.
Here is what I found:
1. You work to get your ATP by flying with student pilots to build up to the 1200 hour requirement. That is largely in small, non-air conditioned airplanes. Or you pay someone a lot of money (ATP INC, etc) to get into one of the training or Ab-Initio programs.
2. You get a chance to work at a Regional after you do that, and work CRAZY hours which means you don't have much of a life. The pay was around $30,000 a year. I was making way more than that, so that wasn't good. This could be a 3 to 8 year stint. Crazy hours is you have two or three flights a day, then flip and do 3 more the next day. Sleep between flights, grab naps when you can. Yikes.
3. Then if you are good, you can move to the airlines, and fly right seat (First Officer) for a few years. The pay goes up after that. You can get a chance at the Captain seat after a while.
From where I was, I'd take too much of a loss - I had a wife and 2 kids. So I decided to stay where I was. I'm past the mandatory retirement age. Maybe they could push that back to a higher number? That would help.
Here is what I found:
1. You work to get your ATP by flying with student pilots to build up to the 1200 hour requirement. That is largely in small, non-air conditioned airplanes. Or you pay someone a lot of money (ATP INC, etc) to get into one of the training or Ab-Initio programs.
2. You get a chance to work at a Regional after you do that, and work CRAZY hours which means you don't have much of a life. The pay was around $30,000 a year. I was making way more than that, so that wasn't good. This could be a 3 to 8 year stint. Crazy hours is you have two or three flights a day, then flip and do 3 more the next day. Sleep between flights, grab naps when you can. Yikes.
3. Then if you are good, you can move to the airlines, and fly right seat (First Officer) for a few years. The pay goes up after that. You can get a chance at the Captain seat after a while.
From where I was, I'd take too much of a loss - I had a wife and 2 kids. So I decided to stay where I was. I'm past the mandatory retirement age. Maybe they could push that back to a higher number? That would help.
You forgot to mention Obama’s tan suit.
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They aren't her politics. It is the socio-political reality of our world today. Society blurred the line and put into every aspect of life - including work, and the requirements and qualifications and disciplines necessary to do said work.
Yeah, "she went there" - and as much as I usually dislike her ramblings in threads - in this case there is little ramble, and lots of right on target.
Yeah, "she went there" - and as much as I usually dislike her ramblings in threads - in this case there is little ramble, and lots of right on target.
I’m not a her.
Your handle literally denotes femininity - and clearly so. Are you really going to start the pronoun game, here? Your previous posts did not show you on that side of the fence - but perhaps I was wrong.
You lost the biggest one today. :)))))
Go for SCOTUS 6.
The Mayor can say the feds are going to force airlines to hire more but that statement is purely for political play as he knows they are doing everything they can to hire QUALIFIED applicants.
The real question is why more people don't want to be an airline pilot.
It takes years of training and education to attain the qualifications to obtain the certifications to pilot an aircraft. You are then joining an industry that is subject to every political event in the world in some way. If the event is big enough you may find yourself unemployed for an unknown period.
It is not a function of pay rates, it is a function of necessary qualifications and the cost to obtain them.
This subject is far deeper than a one sentence line of BS trying to imply they have a power to fix something.