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trof

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11. "feeder services" are called "regional carriers".

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:35 PM

Jul 2016

Their pilots are notoriously underpaid and inexperienced.
And they operate under the United or American or Delta logo, but they're hired help, sub-contractors.

Major carriers can no longer draw from the military enough bodies to fill the vacancies in the cockpit.
That used to be the main supplier of the best trained and most competent pilots in the world.
I was one.

We'll go through a rough patch.
Eventually, not too long from right now, airliners will be drones.
You saw it here first.

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Boeing Sees Need for 30,850 New Pilots a Year as Travel Soars [View all] Purveyor Jul 2016 OP

airlines could save a ton of $$ by not having pilots. let the passengers fly the planes nt msongs Jul 2016 #1

Don't give them any ideas. cloudbase Jul 2016 #3

Just think of all the money they'll save on their insurance once they're uninsurable. name not needed Jul 2016 #5

Didn't they already try that on Airplane? Initech Jul 2016 #9

Why aren't airports and related infrastructure being expanded as well? Or am I in the dark here? LonePirate Jul 2016 #2

Anybody planning on paying them a decent salary? Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #4

Mainline pilots Sgent Jul 2016 #7

"feeder services" are called "regional carriers". trof Jul 2016 #11

sounds like a LOT of pilots.... dhill926 Jul 2016 #6

Oh, man, that increases the odds my nephew will get a job csziggy Jul 2016 #8

Unfortunately I know a lot of ex-pilots Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2016 #10