He said
"Pilots and mechanics world wide move around to the highest bidder
who need their services"
----- Damn right !! Isn't everyone else ?
"Comparing salary ranges in the Philippines against what they supposedly offer, nothing to compare.There communication skills in english are far better than any asian counterpart.The proficiency of the filipino pilots can be at par or better than our asian counterparts "
--- tell us something that we don't already know.
"So why easier to hire, they dont require much concesstions as to
working conditions "
----- Yep, and this is their bargaining power. They only ask what is fair in wages and still the people in power in the Philippines won't even give them this.
"Imagine an airline pilot being offered USD$10,000, doesn't pay
anything to the Philippine govt."
---- Keep imagining, This guy needs a reality check. Does he realize that from this pay, tax is also taken out at the same time by the foreign government ?
"Our lawmakers should look into this disparity on taxes our technical people pay, staying home against working abroad"
----- This will force most Filipino pilots abroad to take up citizenship elsewhere.
"If we dont do anything about pilots and mechanics we will come to the
point that the pilots that stay will all be low experience no qualification whatsoever to be hired abroad, safety of our flights will be jeopardized"
------ That's the airline's problem, but I'll give him a hint --- PAY THEM PROPERLY AND TREAT THEM WITH DIGNITY AND MAYBE THEY WILL STAY.
If the passengers has lost confidence in the airline then they can always go for another carrier.
"We might come to a point the airline industry will not be viable business so it will die a natural death..With 7,000 islands we might resort to taking the
super ferry to the provinces "
------ Then maybe they will cut the wages of the ferry drivers too.
"I respect the freedom to move and look for the proverbial greener pastures, but with that comes the obligation of the state to protect its national interest, security and safety of operations to a very critical industry, AVIATION "
------ Who's interest is he protecting ? Tell that to the families of the pilots who won't be able to feed them if they fail their medical and have no savings to fall back on due to his National interest.
What a loser.
D6
Last edited by DeltaSix; 6th Mar 2006 at 00:21.