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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 07:48 PM Original message |
Grounded: Hundreds of Northwest Flights Canceled (No-show pilots) |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. Especially after coming out of chapter 11and giving the CEO a fat bonus. |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good for those pilots. Someone has to take a damned stand. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. The pilots keep saying NW simply doesn't employ enough pilots |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. 1080 a year flying ... is a lot of flying. (90 hrs/ month) |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. NW knows the 90 hour rule - why didn't they prepare for this? |
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Crayson (463 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 10:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. 90 hours per month?... |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I'm thinking perhaps overworked pilots are a bad thing. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. the other two weeks |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Flying an airliner is not an easy job. |
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youngdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Do you REALLY want a pilot in the air more than four hours a day? |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. That is only actual flying time... |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. 8 hour day?!? HAHAHA! |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 09:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Try it |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. MISTAKEN |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. A horrible airline nt |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. it was even worse in june |
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Synnical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ground those planes! |
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terip64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
9. NWA has NO customer service. I can't imagine how they treat employees. n/t |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. I flew them last week. Not one time did any NWA employee say "Hello", "Thank-you". Nothing. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. yeah but they got a helluva turn around, don't they? |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's the best thing to do with a Northwest flight: |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. I nearly missed a connection in Detroit because my flight out of Grand Rapids took off 45 minutes |
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Turn CO Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. self delete |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. This is why the folks who fly this airline regularly call it |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
22. Misleading subject -- pilots can't show if they don't exist. NWA laid off |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
26. Management is lying |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
27. After the mechanics' strike, I changed airline. |
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