Should the airline industry be re-regulated?

nikimcbee · 12-15-09, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snestorm

They have to hire 50% guys now, per government regulations.

Sailor Steve · 12-15-09, 05:09 PM

Wassamatta, McBee? You don't like the idea of being served by a hot steward?

sharkbit · 12-15-09, 06:42 PM

Sounds like a lot hasn't really changed.

My first job out of A&P school in 1988 was with a regional airline for USscare, er...I mean USAir. I started at $7.75. I was making more than a lot of the First Officers that were flying Dash 8's.

Reading the reports on the Dash 8 crash in Syracuse last winter scares the hell out of me concerning the lack of experience that the FO had in icing. Sounds like the captain wasn't exactly bursting with experience as well.

DivingDuck · 12-15-09, 06:43 PM

Moin GR,

although I am not a fan of governmental regulation I do fully understand you. May major concern lies with safety. Competition is good, but SAFETY should always go first. Aviation is a sovereign issue and should be treated as such. Competition does not ask for safety. Stock quotation is everything that matters nowadays. Therefore governmental regulation can indeed save countless lives. I´m not in the US, but the direction we´re heading in good old Europe is the same. Discount airlines booming everywhere. Even the big airlines run their own subsidiary discount companies to stand the competition. Pilots flying for a minimum salary are not unknown here too. But how do you tell the customer that safety is not available for free? What is safety? Maybe experience can contribute to safety? Of course it can. But judging by their voices especially girlie pilots seem to have entered cockpit service directly after finishing kindergarten. I do not complain about young pilots. But there has to be some instance regulating the quality of pilot´s training. Regulating minimum prices and salaries would save a certain standard of safety. So, you got me voting for 'YES'.

Regards,
DD

nikimcbee · 12-15-09, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Wassamatta, McBee? You don't like the idea of being served by a hot steward?

No!

My last flight was this

:

The flight before that was this:

I went through a lot of drinks!

Torplexed · 12-15-09, 08:50 PM

Coffee, tea or me sonny?

View Poll Results: Should the Airline Industry Be Re-Regulated?
Yes, I think a lot of good could come from re-regulation.	4	26.67%
No, I think re-regulation is a bad idea for the industry as a whole.	2	13.33%
I dont know enough about it / have not researched it enough to make a choice	9	60.00%
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12-15-09, 05:09 PM	#2
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12-15-09, 06:42 PM	#3
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a lot hasn't really changed. My first job out of A&P school in 1988 was with a regional airline for USscare, er...I mean USAir. I started at $7.75. I was making more than a lot of the First Officers that were flying Dash 8's. Reading the reports on the Dash 8 crash in Syracuse last winter scares the hell out of me concerning the lack of experience that the FO had in icing. Sounds like the captain wasn't exactly bursting with experience as well. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

12-15-09, 06:43 PM	#4
DivingDuck Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 902 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 1	Moin GR, although I am not a fan of governmental regulation I do fully understand you. May major concern lies with safety. Competition is good, but SAFETY should always go first. Aviation is a sovereign issue and should be treated as such. Competition does not ask for safety. Stock quotation is everything that matters nowadays. Therefore governmental regulation can indeed save countless lives. I´m not in the US, but the direction we´re heading in good old Europe is the same. Discount airlines booming everywhere. Even the big airlines run their own subsidiary discount companies to stand the competition. Pilots flying for a minimum salary are not unknown here too. But how do you tell the customer that safety is not available for free? What is safety? Maybe experience can contribute to safety? Of course it can. But judging by their voices especially girlie pilots seem to have entered cockpit service directly after finishing kindergarten. I do not complain about young pilots. But there has to be some instance regulating the quality of pilot´s training. Regulating minimum prices and salaries would save a certain standard of safety. So, you got me voting for 'YES'. Regards, DD __________________ http://www.filefront.com/user/DivingDuck \| OpenHatch_V3_RH (SHIII)

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12-15-09, 08:50 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Coffee, tea or me sonny?