Walmartization of our industry
Pilots buying a ppc is only a small part of the problem. The bigger problem is what happens once you're in one of these low cost bordellos. These same pilots are subjected to working 100 to 120 hrs a month, lousy working conditions beyond what they expected. With the exception of Southwest, the pay is usually well below what it shoukd be and very little chance of bettering it because of the lack of a union. The Walmartization of our industry, better known as Westjet, Canjet, Jetsgo and the rest, have deteriorated this profession. Things might be better at one over the other, but not by much. That is a fact wether you agree or not. It's a simple fact of life. I don't have a problem with these operations. I have a problem with the pilots accepting these terms of employment indefinitely. Allowing a pompus bast**d like Clive Bedoe to become even more arrogant on the backs of the pilots is hard to accept as a professional. And he's not the only one. The arrogance of R. Milton is just as bad, but at least he has to face a pilot's union at AC who has achieved a better lifestyle for its members- all-be-it not what it used to be, thanks in part to the Walmartization of our industry. So, should we come down so hard only on the Jetsgo gang? I think not.