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01-08-2013, 06:34 AM

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nwaf16dude

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I'm sure WSJ didn't make up any numbers. They printed the numbers that Airlines for America and the RAA told them to print, without asking a single question.

01-08-2013, 06:40 AM

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Columbia

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Originally Posted by iaflyer

Here's a long article that is vaguely about Spirit Airlines and mostly about the so called "pilot shortage". It goes into a lot of detail and basically says, as we all know, there's no freaking pilot shortage.

Spirit Airlines' Growth: Reasonable, Risky Or Reasonably Risky? - Seeking Alpha

I guess the WSJ isn't above making up numbers to make a point apparently.

I see Kit Darby got his comments in after the article.

01-08-2013, 06:47 AM

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#45, Makayla, seems appropriate (even for a boy)

I am not impressed.

01-08-2013, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by dalad

You nailed it Timbo. ND didn't play anybody other than Stanford. Please don't tell me that Michigan, USC, Pitt, or Navy are tough teams to play. Their whole schedule was a joke. Oops, they did beat Ou in Norman, though. I'll give them that one. Manti Teo isn't playing like an All-American, either. I've seen a number of missed tackles, and he looks like he's just standing there on some plays.

I agree...totally overrated. The only reason they were undefeated is they never played anyone from the SEC!

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01-08-2013, 06:53 AM

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ExAF

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

well after Saban runs off to the NFL and Miles continues to mentally implode, the path is pretty clear for A&M to own the west. Unless, a west team with a new coach starts just kicking ass.

Satan....oops......I mean Saban won't ever leave Bama. He already failed in the NFL and he makes waaaaaaay too much money there. Why would he leave? Recruiting will be a breeze, he makes millions and is revered all along the redneck riviera. He's there to stay.

01-08-2013, 06:59 AM

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100 most popular baby names of 2012 | BabyCenter[/QUOTE]

Lemmy has a nice ring to it and a little rock n roll mojo.

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01-08-2013, 07:05 AM

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iaflyer

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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude

I'm sure WSJ didn't make up any numbers. They printed the numbers that Airlines for America and the RAA told them to print, without asking a single question.

I could see a local paper without any resources doing that, but this is the WSJ - how hard would it be to verify the data from the FAA? Isn't that the reporter's job to investigate or at least verify the data?

I know that some data is hard to verify, but publicly available data is easily available. I found this page in 5 seconds of Googling "faa 2010 airman statistics", first hit too. <sigh>

http://www.faa.gov/data_research/avi...atistics/2010/

01-08-2013, 07:25 AM

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Timbo

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Originally Posted by ExAF

During the game last night they mentioned he gets a $200,000 bonus for winning the game, on top of the $150,000 bonus for getting into the game, on top of his $5.6 Mill. anual pay...

Yeah... I think he'll stay right where he is!

ND should have put Rudy in a lot earlier!

And why do they have two guys wearing the same number, 5? The QB and the linebacker, both wearing 5.

Too bad the two of them together weren't as good as...wait for it...

Bama's number 10!

I'm not a Bama fan, my kids are at Auburn, or ND, I just wanted to see a good game, and that wasn't it.

I'm a UNH Hockey fan! http://www.unhwildcats.com/sports/mice/index

01-08-2013, 07:27 AM

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nwaf16dude

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Originally Posted by iaflyer

It's fodder for a completely unrelated thread, but real investigative reporters are few and far between anymore. Large corporations control more and more of our media outlets, and they will systematically squash any story or individual reporter that doesn't advance their agenda. The Wall Street Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch, and its pretty easy to figure out how he feels about union labor. That pilot shortage article was nothing but barely disguised scare tactics designed to undermined our rest rules, retirement age, and the 1500 hour rule. It was probably written by an RAA lawyer, with only minor edits by the WSJ by-line reporter.

01-08-2013, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by iaflyer

Read the comments below the article - Kit Darby is still predicting the "Great Pilot Shortage" that he has been talking about since the early 90's. Talk about a one trick pony.

Well he might just be right - only off by about 25 years.