This Is Embarassing!
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ClueByFour
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- Aug 20, 2002
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The problem with this is that I expect the best service from the cockpit crew the first time, every time.
Freshwater really should know better. This looks bad.
Freshwater really should know better. This looks bad.
ELP_WN_Psgr
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- Nov 29, 2003
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In it's own peculiar way, it is a shame that passengers can't control where the money we spend on airplane tickets actually goes.
I guess we can, in a way...we can vote with our feet and fly the carriers that do the right thing. But most people will have no desire to analyze the situation that carefully.
The bigger question is...where does all the money go?
Jet fuel? I don't know of a single passenger who would argue that he is opposed to buying enough jet fuel to get us to our destination.
Aircraft? We would, all other things being equal, like to ride on some modern aircraft with a reasonably good reputation. No first-generation Dehavilland Comet, no un-modified Lockheed Electra, no Tuploev anything. So use some of our ticket money to make the payments on nice planes.
Good employees receiving just wages? I don't think anybody will argue that you would like a pleasant experience, dealing with pleasant employees who are in a reasonably good frame of mind and who have decent morale....we also want someone up front driving who knows what to do......we DON'T want a recent graduate of "Ed's Academy for Truckdrivers and Airplane Fliers" if we can help it. If the airlines persist in paying $6.15 an hour, that's what we're gonna end up with.
It will be interesting to see what happens when pilots INSIST on staying IN the military, because they make more money there.
What are us passengers sort of ambivalent about funding?
Fancy corporate headquarters in expensive places.
Multitudes of mid level management who do nothing except suck oxygen.
Golden parachutes for previous management who were unable to do anything for the company except squeeze employees for more concessions.
Screwy systems of poorly utilized employees and other assets. (Note: yes, I called employees assets. USAirways' problems is they still think of them as liabilities).
Did I find Freshwater's commentary unseemly? Nope, not a bit. In fact, if it weren't so true, it would be pretty funny.
Best of luck, folks. Trying to fix the problem by slashing the employees' wages is about like trying to cure a terminal lung cancer victim by getting him to switch to light menthols.
ELP_WN_Psgr
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Cavalier: what do you mean "my age"? How old do you think I look?
