NWA makes news for canceled flights
07-28-2007, 08:40 PM
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NWA makes news for canceled flights
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291275,00.html
Seeing as how the NWA guys have been complaining about this for some time now, I find it hard to believe that they canceled that many flights just due to pilots calling in sick.
Or are the NWA pilots making a statement?
Seeing as how the NWA guys have been complaining about this for some time now, I find it hard to believe that they canceled that many flights just due to pilots calling in sick.
Or are the NWA pilots making a statement?
07-28-2007, 08:49 PM
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Lets see its the end of the month again... I bet lots of NWA pilots are hitting their 100 hours.
NWA is now accepting apps for pilots...
Pilot sick calls in the problem...right..
For the 2nd month in a row... Its an obvious pilot shortage.
NWA is now accepting apps for pilots...
Pilot sick calls in the problem...right..
For the 2nd month in a row... Its an obvious pilot shortage.
07-28-2007, 09:08 PM
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Wtf!?
07-28-2007, 10:19 PM
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But for the most part i've seen no ALPA statments at all, above or below the fold.
07-28-2007, 10:47 PM
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The article I read was in the local Dallas paper. It had both the company claim of excessive sick calls as well as a definitive statement by ALPA that the airline was undermanned and that it had been for several months.
I agree that the word is not getting out - I left Indy this morning and the NWA area was a mess. Several inbound flights CNXd, passengers being rolled to other airlines, etc. Everyone was angry, and they were angry at....those damn pilots!
And my comment about "past the fold" was to show how ALPA's position was getting buried in the press.
I agree that the word is not getting out - I left Indy this morning and the NWA area was a mess. Several inbound flights CNXd, passengers being rolled to other airlines, etc. Everyone was angry, and they were angry at....those damn pilots!
And my comment about "past the fold" was to show how ALPA's position was getting buried in the press.
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07-28-2007, 11:37 PM
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Unfortunatly its a double edged sword.... to the pax, the PILOTS are the airline. Its not mgts fault in their eyes... its the FACE of the airline. So.... all though the pilots are trying to make a point... one I support by the way.... they also garner some bad press at the same time...
the savy person may see through it and realize that its a management issue... but the average joe blow just sees the FACE of the airline.
the savy person may see through it and realize that its a management issue... but the average joe blow just sees the FACE of the airline.
07-29-2007, 07:42 AM
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ALPA needs to run a FULL PAGE response to all this in both the Wallstreet Journal, the USA Today and the three main local papers in Detroit, Minneapolis, and Memphis.
John, you listening? Or are you too busy eating at the Aero Club in DC to bother? Quit hobnobbing with rich *********s and use our funds to educate those that need educating.
ALPA just doesn't get it when it comes to defending the profession in public.
John, you listening? Or are you too busy eating at the Aero Club in DC to bother? Quit hobnobbing with rich *********s and use our funds to educate those that need educating.
ALPA just doesn't get it when it comes to defending the profession in public.
07-29-2007, 08:02 AM
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07-29-2007, 08:07 AM
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If it is true that the pilots are simply "timed-out" and not calling in sick, then ALPA needs to be extremely proactive in combating the perception on behalf of the entire industry, not just NWA pilots. The public sees pilots as peas in a pod. If NWA pilots are spoiled, then so are AA, DAL, CAL, SWA, etc. This is the perception of the uneducated. ALPA needs to do a much better job of communicating and advocating to the paying public to combat misconceptions that management will put out.
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