NYT Article

[PRINCESS KIDAGAKASH]

Here is another quote by a SWA employee that was denied being said, but the employee was run out of town soon after the quote became public.

"That's the thing about flight attendants. They are either Old and Sick or Young and Pregnant."

Jim Parker,former CEO SWA

Maybe SWA does have some loose cannons over there?

 

[chase]

This was posted another website...ALPA's reaction to the story and to SWAPA's statements. For those who were slow to attack SWAPA & this pilot, thanks for your non-rush to judgment. chase
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The following is from the ALPA Faast Read from March 10th. Sounds like things are ok between ALPA and SWAPA.



Capt. Ike Eichelkraut, the president of the Southwest Airline Pilots Association, is criticizing a New York Times reporter for incorrectly quoting a SWAPA safety representative. The remarks in question upset many ALPA pilots because they seemed to suggest that network pilots who have taken massive concessions deserved what they got.
The story in question, "Airline Pilots Still Flying, but No Longer Quite So High," was written by Times reporter Matthew L. Wald and ran originally on the Times website on Monday, March 6. The article was a mix of interviews with US Airways, American, and United pilots--with commentary by industry observers--describing life in the post-concessionary world.
It focused on stress, fatigue, and morale problems. It concluded with disputed quotes from SWAPA's safety chairman, including calling network pilots "spoiled brats" who had a "cushy job… You make a lot of money and you don't have to fly a lot. But there had to be a market balancing at some point."
Alerted to the SWAPA representative's harsh remarks at the end of the otherwise competent article, Capt. Eichelkraut discussed the issue with the safety chairman, who stated he was never interviewed for the story and categorically denied the remarks. Capt. Eichelkraut then reached out to Wald to question the quotes. Wald apparently stuck to his story. Not wishing to leave any negative impression, Capt. Eichelkraut quickly penned a letter to ALPA's president, Capt. Duane Woerth.
"SWAPA appreciates what all pilots have sacrificed to save their airlines and works cooperatively on many levels with ALPA, APA, and all professional pilot organizations. SWAPA is contacting the paper to request a retraction and is pursuing other avenues to correct the inaccurate reporting which occurred," the letter reads in part.
Undeterred, the Times went the next step and published, in its March 10 print edition, the exact same Wald article, challenged quotes and all. No prediction on how SWAPA will respond now.
"From my perspective, this issue is closed," Capt. Woerth says. "Ike and I had a clear and open discussion about the article, and I accept his version of events and his support for our work together at face value. ALPA pilots have indeed given up a lot and don't deserve to see criticism of any variety – whether correctly quoted or not."
The New York Times has very strict copyright procedures, and ALPA does not have the rights to republish the article. Visit the Times at www.nytimes.com to
subscribe.
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[magsau]

Afterall, a professional wouldn't be afraid to stand behind their opinion, right?

You mean like Hefner? He ran his trap. Got his weenie in a bind and the union had to do damage control. Let's see what the reporter has to say about this genius.

Looks like Hefner had a bit of an overrun himself. Overrun of the mouth.

 

[corl737]

Let's see what the reporter has to say about this genius.

I don't know Jeff personally but yes, if he in fact made those comments then I would be disappointed if he did not accept responsibility for them.

Like you, I have no proof that Jeff made those comments other than the words printed in the story. It will be quite interesting to see what this reporter's response is to being challenged. The fact we haven't heard him make any statement either way may be revealing that he doesn't have anything to back it up with. I don't know and will wait for this to play out between the principals involved.

I can sympathize that the statements printed -- regardless of the source -- have bruised many egos. Absent proof of the source, however, why do you continue to singlehandedly be a vindictive judge, jury and executioner?

 

[DCaf]

The article quoted a USAirways pilot who had recently flown EWR-MIA, then MIA-LAX, and then back to EWR. That doesn't sound like a US routing to me; more like CO, or maybe AA.

It makes me wonder about the accuracy of the whole thing.

 

[Flufdriver]

The above routing EWR-MIA, MIA-LAX is probably the "New" US Airways, that's sounds like a former America West route, now US Airways!

 

[KCFlyer]

The above routing EWR-MIA, MIA-LAX is probably the "New" US Airways, that's sounds like a former America West route, now US Airways!

Have they pulled the EWR-MIA and MIA-LAX routes from the "new" USAirways? Out of all those legs, the only one that shows as a nonstop option is LAX-EWR.

 

[Flufdriver]

KC..everything is changing by the minute as operations are being combined. I can't answer that for you but as things combine including flight schedules it probably will show back up. Or, it may be pulled down for the summer as demand drops for Florida and show up this fall again. That's my guess. I'm still trying to get use to all the mailings showing a Tempe address...go figure!

 

[mga707]

The above routing EWR-MIA, MIA-LAX is probably the "New" US Airways, that's sounds like a former America West route, now US Airways!

Not alt all. HP has NEVER flown EWR-MIA, nor MIA-LAX nonstop.

 

[Flufdriver]

.....silly me, what was I thinking!! :blink: